Jason has been hired to build a circular wading pool in his neighborandrsquo;s backyard. The rectangular backyard measures 60 feet wide by 50 feet long. Jasonandrsquo;s neighbors want the pool to be as large as possible, with the edge of the pool at least 8 feet from the edge of the backyard all around. How long should the radius of the pool be, in feet?a)8b)17c)22d)34e)44Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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Jason has been hired to build a circular wading pool in his neighbor’s backyard. The rectangular backyard measures 60 feet wide by 50 feet long. Jason’s neighbors want the pool to be as large as possible, with the edge of the pool at least 8 feet from the edge of the backyard all around. How long should the radius of the pool be, in feet?

a)
8
b)
17
c)
22
d)
34
e)
44

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's backyard. The neighbor wants the pool to have a radius of 6 feet. Jason needs to determine the circumference of the pool to know how much fencing he will need to buy.

To find the circumference of a circle, you can use the formula:

Circumference = 2 * π * radius

Given that the radius of the pool is 6 feet, we can substitute this value into the formula:

Circumference = 2 * π * 6

Since the value of π is approximately 3.14, we can simplify the equation:

Circumference = 2 * 3.14 * 6

Circumference = 37.68 feet

Therefore, Jason will need to buy approximately 37.68 feet of fencing for the circular wading pool.

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First, draw the picture of the wading pool according to the information given in the problem, where the distance from the edge of the pool to the edge of the long side of the rectangular region is 8 feet. The distance from the edge of the pool to the edge of the short side of the rectangular region can be anything greater than 8, but it is not necessary to know this distance to solve the problem:

Now you can determine the diameter of the circular pool. The diameter is the maximum distance from one point on a circle to another (the dashed line) through the center of the circle. Since the short side of the rectangular region is 50 feet, and the distance from the edge of the circular pool to each edge of the long sides of the rectangular region is set at 8 feet, the diameter of the circle must be 50 feet − 2(8 feet), or 50 feet − 16 feet, or 34 feet. The question asks for the radius of the pool, which is 1/2 of the diameter. 34 ÷ 2 = 17.

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