A gardener has a rectangular garden 11m (AD) by 29m (AB) and wants to install a diagonal path exactly 1m wide. The edges of the path are ED and BF as shown in the diagram.
A_____________E__B
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D F C
Find the exact area of the path.
(Note: EB is
not the width of the path.)
I see the problem. The "Note: EB is not the width of the path" comment clues the astute reader into the fact that EB is not 1m.
For those of us who may be less than astute readers... we just have to suck it up and deal. :)
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Posted by John
on 2006-05-10 18:04:38 |
My problem: EB and DF are not 1m
