(c) A contractor has to build rectangular pool 12 metres long and 8 metres wide. Thepool must, by agreement, contain a rectangular border of uniform width and mustbe exactly 120 sg meters in area. (i) How wide should the border be? Round to thenearest tenth of a metre. (ii) If physical planning laws require at least a 2-metre-wide border around a pool, would the contractor be able to satisfy both the clientand the planning regulators? (c) A contractor has to build rectangular pool 12 metres long and 8 metres wide. Thepool must, by agreement, contain a rectangular border of uniformn width and mustbe exactly 120 sg meters in area. (i) How wide should the border be? Round to thenearest tenth of a metre. (ii) If physical planning laws require at least a 2-metre-wide border around a pool, would the contractor be able to satisfy both the clientand the planning regulators?

Let us take x=the width of the tile border. By the agreement, the pool must contain a rectangular…

A contractor has to build rectangular pool 12 metres long and 8 metres wide. The pool must, by agreement, contain a rectangular border of uniform width and must be exactly 120 sg meters in area. (i) How wide should the border be? Round to the nearest tenth of a metre. (ii) If physical planning laws require at least a 2-metre- wide border around a pool, would the contractor be able to satisfy both the client and the planning regulators?

A contractor has to build rectangular pool 12 metres long and 8 metres wide. The pool must, by agreement, contain a rectangular border of uniform width and must be exactly 120 sg meters in area. (i) How wide should the border be? Round to the nearest tenth of a metre. (ii) If physical planning laws require at least a 2-metre- wide border around a pool, would the contractor be able to satisfy both the client and the planning regulators?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids

Section9.4: Polyhedrons And Spheres

Problem 23E: The surface of a soccer ball is composed of 12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons. With each...

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