document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200873>Question 1200873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flowerbed is a rectangle with a semicircle at each end.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total length of the flowerbed is 50 feet and the width is 14 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Sketch the flowerbed and determine its area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) A gardener can plant 10 plants per square yard. How many plants should<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he buy for this flowerbed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) The fertilizer he will apply should be spread at a rate of 2 kg per 30 m2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "About how much fertilizer will he need for this garden? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The total length of the flowerbed is 50 feet and the width is 14 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Sketch the flowerbed and determine its area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The radius of the semicircles is half the width, 7 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the rectangular portion, 50 - 14 = 36 fit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2A7%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2A7%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + (14 * 36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 153.938 + 504<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 657.938 ~ 658 sq ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) A gardener can plant 10 plants per square yard. How many plants should<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he buy for this flowerbed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "convert sq/ft to sq/yards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "658/9 = 73.1 is the area in sq yards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "About 73 * 10 = 730 plants in this area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) The fertilizer he will apply should be spread at a rate of 2 kg per 30 m2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "About how much fertilizer will he need for this garden?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert 73 sq yds to sq meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8361 * 73 ~ 61 sq/meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 kg per 30 sq/meters, about 4 kg of fertilizer required<BR>\n" );
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