SOLUTION: Construction: The amount of horizontal wood siding (in square feet) needed to cover a given wall area can be calculated from the fromula. Area of siding (sq ft) = KX total area to

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Question 106420: Construction: The amount of horizontal wood siding (in square feet) needed to cover a given wall area can be calculated from the fromula.
Area of siding (sq ft) = KX total area to be covered (sq ft)
where K is a constant that depends on the type and size of the siding used. How much 1-by6 rustic shiplapped drop siding is needed to cover a rectanglular wall 60 ft by 14 ft? Use K=2.19 and round to three significant digits.

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Construction: The amount of horizontal wood siding (in square feet) needed to cover a given wall area can be calculated from the formula.
let area of siding total area to be covered (sq ft) be
where
if we need to cover a rectangular wall by , using , then

let area of 1 rustic ship lapped drop siding be
then:

Now, we need to divide by in order to find out how many rustic ship lapped drop is needed. Let number of it be .
……………here you eliminate




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