(c) A contractor has to build rectangular pool 12 metres long and 8 metres wide. The poolmust, by agreement, contain a rectangular border of uniform width and must be exactly120 sq meters in area.(1) How wide should the border be? Round to the nearest tenth of a metre.(ii) If physical planning laws require at least a 2-1meure-wide border arvund a pool,would the contractor be able to satify both the client and the planning regulators?

(i) Let x be the width of the border. Given that, the rectangular pool is 12 meters long and 8…

(c) 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 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-mere-wide border arvund a pool, would the contractor be able to satify both the client and the planning regulators?

(c) 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 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-mere-wide border arvund a pool, would the contractor be able to satify 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

Section9.2: Pyramids, Area, And Volume

Problem 29E

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