To calculate : The distance at which sprinklers should be placed to water the entire flower bed with least possible overlap in coverage.
The sprinklers should be placed
Given information :
A row of sprinklers is to be installed parallel to and
Formula used:
Pythagoras Theorem:
Explanation :
Redraw the given figure as below:
Consider right angle in the given figure. Consider the right
Thus,
Take square root of both the sides.
The distance between the sprinklers is
Therefore, the sprinklers should be placed
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