Homework Help: geometry

Posted by kim on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 9:19pm.

Tree stands 25 feet tall and 15 feet wide base 7.5 feet . You want to hang strings of lights from top to bottom on the outside. How long should each string be?

geometry - bobpursley, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 9:20pm
slant height^2=7.5^2 + 25^2

solve for slant height.

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