The plan of a building is in the form of a rectangular with centre dim...
Calculation of Carpet Area:
- Length of the building = 17.3m
- Breadth of the building = 10.3m
- Thickness of walls = 0.3m (applicable to all sides)
Calculating the Inner Dimensions:
- Length of inner rectangle = Length of building - 2 * Thickness = 17.3m - 2 * 0.3m = 16.7m
- Breadth of inner rectangle = Breadth of building - 2 * Thickness = 10.3m - 2 * 0.3m = 9.7m
Calculating Carpet Area:
- Carpet Area = Length * Breadth = 16.7m * 9.7m = 162.19m2
Therefore, the carpet area of the building is 162.19 square meters, which is closest to option D: 170m2.
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The plan of a building is in the form of a rectangular with centre dim...
The plan of the building is in the form of a rectangular, with the dimensions of the outer walls being 10.3m and 17.3m. The thickness of the walls in the superstructure is given as 0.3m. We need to find the carpet area of the building.
To find the carpet area, we need to subtract the area occupied by the walls from the total area of the outer walls.
Let's calculate the total area of the outer walls first.
- The length of the building, including the walls on both sides, is 10.3m + 0.3m + 0.3m = 10.9m.
- The width of the building, including the walls on both sides, is 17.3m + 0.3m + 0.3m = 17.9m.
The total area of the outer walls is given by multiplying the length by the width:
Total area of outer walls = 10.9m * 17.9m = 195.71m².
Now, let's calculate the area occupied by the walls:
- The length of the walls is the same as the length of the building, including the walls on both sides, which is 10.9m.
- The width of the walls is the same as the width of the building, including the walls on both sides, which is 17.9m.
The area occupied by the walls is given by multiplying the length by the width:
Area occupied by walls = 10.9m * 17.9m = 195.71m².
Finally, let's find the carpet area by subtracting the area occupied by the walls from the total area of the outer walls:
Carpet area = Total area of outer walls - Area occupied by walls
= 195.71m² - 195.71m²
= 0m².
Oops! There seems to be an error in the calculations. Let's go through the calculations again.
The actual formula to find the carpet area should be:
Carpet area = (10.3m - 2 * 0.3m) * (17.3m - 2 * 0.3m)
= 9.7m * 16.7m
= 161.99m².
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'D', 170m².