document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=990884>Question 990884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a 24 foot pool inside a deck. I want to put a border around the pool using 1X6 boards. There are 16 sides and 16 angles. How long to I cut each side and at what angle to I cut the boards? I tried 360/16 and got 22.5, but when I cut the boards at that angle, it was incorrect.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #610905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=610905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want to put a 16-sided regular polygonal {Hexadecagonal) deck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "around a 24 foot circular pool.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle between sides,x (interior angle):(n=number of sides=16)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2814%2F16%29%2A180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2814%2F16%29%2A180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER 1: The angle to cut is 78.75 degrees (both ends).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For each side tangent to a 24 foot circle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(each side of the deck will touch the pool at its midpoint)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=side length; r=radius=12 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER 2:The side length is 4 feet 9 and 1/4 inch.\r<BR>\n" );
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