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Planting
Equal Plots
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Strategies and Hints
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The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to find the angle. Since 122 + 92 = 152, the angle must be 9Oo.
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The total area of the garden is 114 square feet, so each of the 19 plots is 6 square feet.
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The ratio of the area of the triangle to the area of the rectangle is 9:10. This suggests that the triangle will contain 9 of the plots; the rectangle, 10.
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The triangle can be divided into 4 congruent right triangles. This suggests that the shape of each of the 19 plots will be a triangle.
Solution
Note: the rectangular area could also consist of 10 rectangular plots, 4 ft by 1.5 ft. 2 ft by 3 ft. and so on.
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