Answer:
24 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The is a center pole and two side poles and the bottom. This triangle can be broken into 2 smaller triangles. When finding the base this requires the quadratic formula. a^2+b^2= C^2
We are given a and c. A is 16 and c is 20. The equation can be changed to c^2-a^2=b^2.
20^2-16^2=b^2
400-256=b^2
144=b^2
12=b
But remember there are two triangles so the base is 2b which is 24
