According to the instructions you found with your new tent, the Oblique Tent Company has determined...?

Question

that if a support rope on the side of a tent is placed at a 45degree angle to the ground, it will provide maximum support for the tent.

a) How far away from the base of your 6-foot tent wall should you 8ft rope be placed in order to provide maximum support in a strong wind.
This is what I got:
sinC/8=sin45degre/6
sin angle C=70.5 so the 180 - (45+70.5)=64.5.
Sin64.5degree/a=sin45degree/6
The rope should be 7.66 feet away from the base of the tent.

What I don't know how to figure out is the second part:
b) As the tent size changes, so does the length of the wall, the length of the support rope, and the maximum support angle. Derive a general formula that will allow you to determine how far away from the base of the tent wall the end of the support rope should be. Now this is an oblique tent so there is no 90degree angle. Can anybody help figure this out?

This is a pre-calc question that I am trying to figure out. This is not for my own tent. I need to figure the formula in part b for homework, please help! I don't know where to start!

Answer 1

Stake the rope as far as possible away from the tent. If you have 8' of rope, then put it at 6.5 to 7.0 feet from the base of the tent. Make sure that you angle the stakes away from the tent so they will stay in the ground properly.

Answer 2

your thinking waaaaaaaay too much on this subject. unless you anchor your tent into concrete, or can drive a longer stake into the ground, your tent is gonna blow away. make some longer heavier stakes with a round loop on the end. drive them in the ground at an angle like your going under you tent.