Question

A house owner wishes to cover their roof with solar panels. Each solar panel is of the following size. The roof section is rectangular 7.2 m by 4.4 m. Each solar panel measures 1400 mm by 850 mm. There needs to be at least a 30 cm gap left at each edge of the roof section. The house owner thinks he can have at least 15 solar panels fitted to the roof section. Can u agree? If yes, show the working.

Answer 1

Hello Arjun, The Answer Is 26.54 panels.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dimensions of roof section: 7.2m By 4.4m

Area Of Roof: 7.2*4.4 = 31.68m²

Dimension of solar panels: 1400mm by 850mm

= 1400÷1000 by 850÷1000 = 1.4m by 0.85m

So We can say that: Area each solar panel = 1.4 * 0.85 = 1.19m²

The 30 CM Gap On All Edges Gives Us A Square Of Side = 30 Cm = 0.3 M

So, The Area Of Gap Left = 0.3*0.3 = 0.9m²

Now, The Total Area That Can Be Covered Is 31.68-0.9 = 31.59m²

So, Now we Divide The area remaining with the area of the solar panel that is: 31.59 ÷ 1.19m² = 26.54 Panels...

I Could Only Understand This Much From The HW Ma'am Gave, So This Was My Answer...

Hope It Helps!