Answer:
let dimention of original garden be x
then (x-8)(x-5) = 180
x^2 -13x -140 = 0
(x-20)(x+7)=0
x= 20 or x = -7
x = 20
original area = (20)^2
= 400 m^2
Answer and workings in the attachment below.
Answer: Choice B
A net is shown with a pentagon in the middle and 5 identical triangles on the 5 sides of the pentagon
The pentagon forms the base of the pentagonal pyramid. Each lateral side is a triangle that meets at the very top of the pyramid. The base stays on the floor while the sides are folded up.
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There are other possible net configurations to form a pentagonal pyramid, but the other answer choices do not make a pentagonal pyramid.
- Choice A produces a square pyramid.
- Choice C makes a triangular pyramid (aka tetrahedron).
- Choice D makes a hexagonal pyramid.
So we can rule choices A, C and D out.
