The architects side-view drawing of a salt box-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. The support post is 10ft tall. How far from the front of the house is the support post positioned

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The architects side-view drawing of a salt box-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. The support post is 10ft tall. How far from the front of the house is the support post positioned?

4. Architecture
The architect's side-view drawing of a saltbox-
Support pest
house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. The support
style
post is 10 ft tall. How far from the front of the house is the support post
Bedroom
positioned?
25R
Living room
Kitchen
Back
Transcribed Image Text:4. Architecture The architect's side-view drawing of a saltbox- Support pest house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. The support style post is 10 ft tall. How far from the front of the house is the support post Bedroom positioned? 25R Living room Kitchen Back
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According to the question, architects side-view drawing of a salt box-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. 

The support post is 10ft tall.

We need to calculate how far from the front of the house is the support post positioned. 

We can calculate the desired by using Pythagoras theorem, I.e

(Hypotenuse)2 = (Base)2 + (Perpendicular)2

 

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