Question

Notes/Examples 1. A triangular garden has sides measuring 14 feet, 17 feet, and 28 feet. If Cody is laying a brick border around the garden, how many feet of brick will he lay?

Answer 1

Answer is 59 feet.

Given:

Sides of the triangle are 14 ft, 17 ft and 28 ft.

The objective is to find the total feet of bricks required to cover the border around the garden.

Here, the border around the garden resembles the perimeter of the garden.

So, the perimeter of the triangular garden can be calculated as,

`\begin{gathered} P=14+17+28 \\ =59\text{ ft} \end{gathered}`

Hence, the total feet of bricks required to cover the border around the garden is 59 feet.