SOLUTION: A dog tied to the corner of a house that is 10 m long and 7 m wide . his leash is 5 m long . determine ,to the nearest square meter the largest area over which the dog may roam.
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Question 288576: A dog tied to the corner of a house that is 10 m long and 7 m wide . his leash is 5 m long . determine ,to the nearest square meter the largest area over which the dog may roam.
a 16 b 20 c 59 d 79 e 350 Answer by texttutoring(324) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The dog's area will be a circle, with radius 5m, and the center of the circle is at the corner of the house.
The area of a circle with 5m radius is:
But the dog can not go through the walls of the house, so his area outside the house would be three quarters (3/4) of the total area.
This would probably make more sense with a picture. If you would like to see a picture, send me a message.
