SOLUTION: A rectangular yard 102 feet long and 68 feet wide has some dead grass spots. The sprinkling system waters with 6 sprinklers. They water in a circle that touches the next circle, 3
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Question 1046507: A rectangular yard 102 feet long and 68 feet wide has some dead grass spots. The sprinkling system waters with 6 sprinklers. They water in a circle that touches the next circle, 3 on top and 3 on bottom. The radius each sprinkler covers is 17 feet.
a. How much area does one sprinkler cover?
b. How much area do all 6 sprinklers cover?
c. What is the area of the lawn?
d. What area of the lawn is not watered? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
c. The area of a rectangle is the length times the width
d. The difference between the answer to part c and the answer to part b.
You can do your own arithmetic. Since the least precise measurement given is to the nearest foot, it would be an error to report your answer to any of these questions to a finer precision than to the nearest foot.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
