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Installing a Vent Pipe 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 , (a rise of 5, run of 4) what are the dimensions of the hole?
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The first step in solving 7.3 problem number 77 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Installing a Vent Pipe 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 , (a rise of 5, run of 4) what are the dimensions of the hole?
From the textbook chapter The Ellipse you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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