A castle entrance has walls that can be modeled by the equation the fraction with numerator x squared and denominator 10 squared minus the fraction with numerator y squared and denominator 30 squared is equal to 1 with units in feet. How wide is the entrance where the walls are closest together?

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20  ft

Applications of Conics - Quiz Quiz

A castle entrance has walls that can be modeled by the equation the fraction with numerator x squared and denominator 10 squared minus the fraction with numerator y squared and denominator 30 squared is equal to 1 with units in feet. How wide is the entrance where the walls are closest together?

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