SOLUTION: A dog on a leash is tied up outside at the corner of a garage. The garage is 20 feet by 30 feet.if the leash is 24 feet long, how much area for the dog have
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Question 959070: A dog on a leash is tied up outside at the corner of a garage. The garage is 20 feet by 30 feet.if the leash is 24 feet long, how much area for the dog have Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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The dog is tethered at the corner,so if he starts at the end of his leash on the thirty foot side,
he can travel in a 24 foot radius until his leash hits the 20 foot side, or 3/4 the area of a 24 foot radius circle.
Then, bending his 24 foot leash around the 20 foot corner, he can travel 1/4 of a 4ft radius circle.
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