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 sq metres in area. 1. How wide should the border be? Round to the nearest tenth of a metre. 2. 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 sq metres in area. 1. How wide should the border be? Round to the nearest tenth of a metre. 2. 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?
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Chapter8: Areas Of Polygons And Circles
Section8.1: Area And Initial Postulates
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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 sq metres in area.
1. How wide should the border be? Round to the nearest tenth of a metre.
2. 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?
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