SOLUTION: a rose garden is formed by joining a rectangle and a semicircle, as shown below. The rectangle is 26 ft long and 19 ft wide.If the gardener wants to build a fence around the garden
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Question 1132837: a rose garden is formed by joining a rectangle and a semicircle, as shown below. The rectangle is 26 ft long and 19 ft wide.If the gardener wants to build a fence around the garden, how many feet of fence are required? (use the value 3.14 for pi, do not round your answer and be sure to include the correct unit.) Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This depends on which dimension the semicircle is placed.
If the rectangle dimensions are x and y, and if diameter of the semicircle is on one of the y, then:
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