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2. Melchior the goat will be tied by a 15 meter rope to the outside of a 10-meter-by- 16-meter rectangular shed that is surrounded by grass. Try three different places to attach the rope. For each, determine the area of grass that Melchior could eat. Which of your locations gives Melchior the most to eat? (Note that Melchior cannot walk into or through the shed.) Melchior 16 m Grass Shed 10 m 30 It 16 m Grass Shed 10 m 16 m Grass Shed 10 m

2. Melchior the goat will be tied by a 15 meter rope to the outside of a 10-meter-by- 16-meter rectangular shed that is surrounded by grass. Try three different places to attach the rope. For each, determine the area of grass that Melchior could eat. Which of your locations gives Melchior the most to eat? (Note that Melchior cannot walk into or through the shed.) Melchior 16 m Grass Shed 10 m 30 It 16 m Grass Shed 10 m 16 m Grass Shed 10 m

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  1. Melchior the goat will be tied by a 15 meter rope to the outside of a 10-meter-by- 16-meter rectangular shed that is surrounded by grass. Try three different places to attach the rope. For each, determine the area of grass that Melchior could eat. Which of your locations gives Melchior the most to eat? (Note that Melchior cannot walk into or through the shed.)

2. Melchior the goat will be tied by a 15 meter rope to the outside of a 10-meter-by- 16-meter rectangular shed that is surrounded by grass. Try three different places to attach the rope. For each, determine the area of grass that Melchior could eat. Which of your locations gives Melchior the most to eat? (Note that Melchior cannot walk into or through the shed.) Melchior 16 m Grass Shed 10 m. Grass -- Shed 16 m 10 m Grass E 10 m 16 m Shed
Transcribed Image Text:2. Melchior the goat will be tied by a 15 meter rope to the outside of a 10-meter-by- 16-meter rectangular shed that is surrounded by grass. Try three different places to attach the rope. For each, determine the area of grass that Melchior could eat. Which of your locations gives Melchior the most to eat? (Note that Melchior cannot walk into or through the shed.) Melchior 16 m Grass Shed 10 m. Grass -- Shed 16 m 10 m Grass E 10 m 16 m Shed
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