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[center][/center][/center]A dog house is 4 ft.wide and has walls 2 ft. high. If the pitch of the roof is 45degrees, how high is the dog house in the center?
 Jan 3, 2014
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[center][/center][/center]A dog house is 4 ft.wide and has walls 2 ft. high. If the pitch of the roof is 45degrees, how high is the dog house in the center?



this is probably an easier question than you are thinking.
You don't need trig or pythagoras.
Draw a cross section of the kennel and think about it.
Hint: Think about the properties of the triangle that is on the top.
 Jan 3, 2014

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