Question

A playground is located on a triangular piece of land. Two sides of the playground are 157 feet long and they meet at an angle of 65°. Your are hired to build a fence around the playground. Find the cost of the fencing material needed if it will cost $11.75 a foot.

Answer 1

$5,671.84

Explanation:

To find the third side, we can use the law of cosines:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab*cos(theta)

c^2 = 157^2 + 157^2 - 2*157*157*cos(65)

c^2 = 28463.7649

c = 168.71 feet

The perimeter of the playground is:

P = 157 + 157 + 168.71 = 482.71 feet

If each foot costs $11.75, the final cost is:

Cost = 482.71 * 11.75 = $5,671.84