document.write( "Question 1034618: A pony is tethered to one corner of a 20 -foot by 40- foot barn in the middle of a large grassy field. The rope is 50 feet long. Over what area can the pony graze.(he can't go in the barn, and there isn't any grass in there..) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #649261 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the barn is 20 by 40. \n" ); document.write( "the pony is tethered to one corner of the barn. \n" ); document.write( "the length of the rope is 50. \n" ); document.write( "the area of a circle is equal to pi * r^2. \n" ); document.write( "the length of the rope is equal to r, which is the radius of the circle. \n" ); document.write( "for 3/4 of the circle, he has the full radius of the rope at his disposal. \n" ); document.write( "the area covered is 3/4 * pi * 50^2 = 3/4 * pi * 2500 = 7500/4 * pi = 1875 * pi square feet. \n" ); document.write( "he has 30 foot radius of a circle left that was formed from the opposite corner on the 20 foot side. \n" ); document.write( "the area he can cover, that has not already been covered, is 1/4 * pi * 30^2 = 1/4 * pi * 900 = 225 * pi square feet. \n" ); document.write( "he has 10 foot radius of a circle left that was form from the opposite corner on the 40 foot side. \n" ); document.write( "the area he can cover, that has not already been covered, is 1/4 * pi * 10^2 = 1/4 * pi * 100 = 25 * pi square feet. \n" ); document.write( "the total area he can cover is: \n" ); document.write( "1875 * pi square feet plus ... \n" ); document.write( "225 * pi square feet plus ... \n" ); document.write( "25 * pi square feet plus ... \n" ); document.write( "equals 2125 * pi square feet. \n" ); document.write( "that's equal to approximately 6675.884388878square feet. \n" ); document.write( "the diagram of the area he can cover is shown below: \n" ); document.write( " ![]() \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |