Hey you Geometry whizkids...

[Haywire]

Can you solve for A? This is a roofing question. --Ian

 

[milkman636]

12.69"

 

[bcp]

Not too hard.

 

[EE_Bota]

Not too hard.

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Haywire]

thanks MM

 

[Mace Canute]

What? No thanks to bcp?? :laughing:

 

[gullyf]

12.69"

Not too hard.

Both are correct

 

[Gods Country]

12.69"

That's what my cad says.

 

[gullyf]

That's what my cad says.

...and I thought I was being fancy by using Excel for the tangent instead of the old paper lookup tables ...

 

[sldva00]

You all get F's.

You're suppose to show your work.

A = 6' / Tan(80) = 1.058'
1.058' * 12"/1' = 12.7"