A contractor building eight ocean-front condominiums wants to maximize the view of the ocean for each unit. The side of the building facing the ocean is not built in a straight line parallel to the ocean, but instead is built in a zigzag pattern as shown in the figure. Each condo has a window of length x facing the ocean at an angle of 70° from a line perpendicular to the ocean. a. Find the length x of each window. Round to the nearest foot. 70° X Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 256 ft b. The windows facing the ocean are 8 ft high and x feet wide. By using the zigzag pattern how much more ocean-front viewing area does each window provide than if the windows were parallel to the ocean? Round to the nearest square foot.

A contractor building eight ocean-front condominiums wants to maximize the view of the ocean for each unit. The side of the building facing the ocean is not built in a straight line parallel to the ocean, but instead is built in a zigzag pattern as shown in the figure. Each condo has a window of length x facing the ocean at an angle of 70° from a line perpendicular to the ocean. a. Find the length x of each window. Round to the nearest foot. 70° X Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 256 ft b. The windows facing the ocean are 8 ft high and x feet wide. By using the zigzag pattern how much more ocean-front viewing area does each window provide than if the windows were parallel to the ocean? Round to the nearest square foot.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter10: Measurement, Area, And Volume

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11PTTS

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