(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.(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 satify both the client and the planning regulators?

(i) It is given that the length of the rectangular pool is 12 m and width is 8 m and the area is 12…

(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. (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-metre-wide border around 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. (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-metre-wide border around 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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