SOLUTION: A community skating rink is in the shape of a rectangle with
semicircles attached at the ends. The length of the rectangle
is 20 feet less than twice the width. The thickness of
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Question 1139324: A community skating rink is in the shape of a rectangle with
semicircles attached at the ends. The length of the rectangle
is 20 feet less than twice the width. The thickness of the ice is
0.75 inch.
(a) Build a model that expresses the ice volume, V, as a
function of the width, x.
(b) How much ice is in the rink if the width is 90 feet?
Figure of said skating rink: https://i.imgur.com/pi19b12.png
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A community skating rink is in the shape of a rectangle with
semicircles attached at the ends. The length of the rectangle
is 20 feet less than twice the width. The thickness of the ice is
0.75 inch.
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x, the width
2x-20, the length just the rectangular part
V, volume
Simplify this and then use for answering question (b).
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