SOLUTION: If each person occupies a 2ft x 2 ft area, how many people could you fit inside a triangular (equilateral) concert area with a perimeter of 900 feet, and with t he triangular he

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Question 1117434: If each person occupies a 2ft x 2 ft area, how many people could you fit inside a triangular (equilateral)
concert area with a perimeter of 900 feet, and with t
he triangular height equal to 260 ft?

Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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-------number of persons

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If each person occupies a 2ft x 2 ft area, how many people could you fit inside a triangular (equilateral)
concert area with a perimeter of 900 feet, and with t
he triangular height equal to 260 ft?
IGNORE this RUBBISH: .
There's NO FRACTION of a PERSON! Try doing it yourself! You might be able to come up with something better than the RUBBISH above, posted by you-know-who!
The answer is an INTEGER!
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If each person occupies a 2ft x 2 ft area, how many people could you fit inside a triangular (equilateral)
concert area with a perimeter of 900 feet, and with the triangular height equal to 260 ft?
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300 ft sides --> height =~ 259.8 ft, less than 260
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The number of 2 by 2 squares along an edge is limited to the distance parallel to the edge and 2 ft from it.
d = 300 - 2*2*tan(30) =~ 297.7 feet
--> 148 squares along an edge.
Each row above that is 4*tan(30) shorter.
The 2nd row is ~295.4 feet --> 147 squares, etc.
Using Excel --> 9603 people.
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9603 times 4 = 38412 sq ft occupied of the total area of 38971 sq ft.
I don't think another arrangement would increase the number, but that would be difficult to prove.


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