A hallway of width 6 feet meets a hallway of width 9 feet at right angles. Find

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A hallway of width 6 feet meets a hallway of width 9 feet at right angles. Find the length of the longest pipe that can be carried level around this corner. If L is the length of the pipe, show that

where θ is the angle between the pipe and the wall of the narrower hallway.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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