The sand pit for the long jump has a width of 2.75 meters and a length of 9.54 meters. Just in case it rains, the principal want
s to cover the sand pit with a piece of plastic the night before the event. How many square meters of plastic will the principal need to cover the sand pit?
The principal will need 26.24 m² of plastic to cover the sand pit.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to calculate the amount of plastic, we need to find out the area of the sandpit. The shape of the sandpit is a rectangle, so we can use the formula:
Using the quadratic formula works but if you know there are 2 answers (highest power of problem tells you how many solutions) then 10x^2 = 5x So either x = 0, giving 0=0. Or divide by 5x 2x = 1 x = 0.5
