SOLUTION: A dog runs along a path near a square garden with side length 10 m.it runs once around always staying exactly 1 m. from the edge of the garden.to the nearest meter,how far does the

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Question 293180: A dog runs along a path near a square garden with side length 10 m.it runs once around always staying exactly 1 m. from the edge of the garden.to the nearest meter,how far does the dog run ?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE PERIMETER OF THE GARDEN IS:
4*10=40 METERS.
THE DISTANCE THE DOG RUNS IS:
4(10+2*3.14*1*1/4) [NOTE: EACH CORNER IS A QUARTER CIRCLE WITH RADIUS OF 1]
4(10+1.57)
4*11.157=44.628 METERS IS THE DISTANCE OF THE DOG'D RUN.