To find: The length of the material that should be bought by Carlota for her design.
Answer to Problem 33PPS
The minimum material needed by Aisha is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given sides of the
Consider the unknown length as x .
Consider the inequality of triangle theorem:
The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle should be greater than the third side.
Consider the third side of the triangle as
Calculate the range of
Consider the third side of the triangle as
Calculate the range of
Consider the third side of the triangle as
Calculate the range of
It is seen that x cannot be negative
From the above range, find the range of x .
Calculate the maximum distance travelled by Aisha.
Add
Hence, the minimum material needed by Aisha is
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