SOLUTION: A cow is tethered to a ring on the outside of a barn, 4 meters from one of the corners. The barn is 16 meters wide by 34 meters long. The rope is 50 meters in length. Find the cow'

Question 40749: A cow is tethered to a ring on the outside of a barn, 4 meters from one of the corners. The barn is 16 meters wide by 34 meters long. The rope is 50 meters in length. Find the cow's grazing area.
Found 2 solutions by Paul, tomlaidlaw:
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
EQUATION:

SOLVE THAT to get the area.
Paul.
Answer by tomlaidlaw(14) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I get:

Don't forget the starting place is offset, not directly on the corner. I'll try for a picture when I have more time.The problem did not say if the starting point was on the long side or short side of the barn. This is figured on the long side
The principle is still the same. here i'll put the connection
on the short side and just give the radius:
1/2 circle at 50 radius +1/4 at 38 + 1/4 at 4 + 1/4 at 46 +1/4 at 12.
You'll have to work it out to see which way gives more acreage, and that makes a new puzzle, doen't it.

Tom Laidlaw
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