Given:
8 tiles
radius from the center of the archway to the inner edge of the tile. 7 ft.
radius from the center of the archway to the outer edge of the tile. 8 ft = 7 ft + 1 ft.
Area of a semi circle = π r² / 2
A = (3.14 * (7ft)²) / 2 = (3.14 * 49ft²) / 2 = 153.86 ft² / 2 = 76.93 ft²
A = (3.14 * (8ft)²) / 2 = (3.14 * 64ft²) / 2 = 200.96 ft² / 2 = 100.48 ft²
100.48 ft² - 76.93 ft² = 23.55 ft²
23.55 ft² / 8 tiles = 2.94 ft² per tile.
- Subtraction can be thought of as the inverse operation of addition, OR as addition itself, if you look at it as adding a negative number.
- The number line allows us to interpret subtraction (or addition of a negative) geometrically; we can view it as a movement to the left on the number line with a distance equal to the number being subtracted.
- Lastly, the value of any expression a - b (where a and b are real numbers) is determined by the relative sizes of the numbers. If a > b, then a - b > 0 (a positive result). If b > a, then a - b < 0 (a negative result.
