document.write( "Question 399510: Gardening. A square garden has an area of 1089 squared feet, and the gardener wants to install a sprinkler (with a circluar spraying pattern) at the center of the garden. What is the minimum radius of spray the sprinkler would need in order to water all of the garden?\r
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A square garden has an area of 1089 squared feet, and the gardener wants to
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\n" ); document.write( "The minimum radius would be half the diagonal of the garden, right?
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\n" ); document.write( "Side of the garden = \"sqrt%281089%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Find the hypotenuse
\n" ); document.write( "h = \"sqrt%282%2Asqrt%281089%29%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%282%281089%29%29\" = \"sqrt%282178%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "diagonal = 46.669
\n" ); document.write( "radius: 23.33 ft
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