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A homeowner is putting in a fireplace that has a 4-inch-radius vent pipe. He needs to cut an elliptical hole

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A homeowner is putting in a fireplace that has a 4-inch-radius vent pipe. He needs to cut an elliptical hole in his roof to accommodate the pipe. If the pitch of his roof is 5/4, (a rise of 5, run of 4) what are the dimensions of the hole?

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