Question

In the figure above, a square pool is bordered by a garden in the shape of a right triangle. Segments of a straight pathway line the short edge of the garden that one of the sides of the pool. if the area of the pool is 900 square feet, what is the total distance a person will have to walk on the pathway from point A at the corner of the garden to point B at the corner of the pool.

a) 337.5 feet
b) 225 feet
c) 127.5 feet
d) 45 feet​

Answer 1

one side of the pool is 225ft not including the garden. so you can eliminate 127.5 and 45 because it doesn’t make sense and you can assume 337.5 would be the answer due to the fact 225ft is JUST the length of the pool side, not including the garden. hope this helped!!! REMEMBER! PROCESS OF ELIMINATION IS YOUR FRIEND!