A conical circus tent has a 20 ft central pole that supports it. The slant height of the tent is 26 ft long. Explain how to find the angle the tent pole makes with
the sides of the tent.
26 ft
20 ft
The central pole forms a right triangle with the floor of the tent. The
the length of the side of the tent, which is
Applying
is
V
of the missing angle is the ratio of the length of the central pole to
we find that the angle the tent pole makes with the sides of the tent
