In an amusement park with a rectangle shape, they decided to place part of the floor of its surface (referring to the shape of the deltoid).
The length of the tile is 3 meter and its width 2 meter.
The length of the garden is 10 meters and its width 6 meters.
Calculate how many tiles you will need to use to complete the deltoid shape.
Video Solution
Solution Steps
00:00How many tiles do we need to tile the kite?
00:10We'll use the formula to calculate the area of a kite
00:16(diagonal times diagonal) divided by 2
00:22Let's substitute appropriate values and solve to find the area
00:30This is the area of the kite
00:38Let's calculate the area of a single tile
00:42This is the area of a single tile
00:47Let's calculate the ratio of areas to know how many tiles we need
00:52Let's substitute the calculated areas and solve
00:59And this is the solution to the question
Step-by-Step Solution
Let's solve the problem step by step:
Calculate the area of the rectangular garden: The garden has a length of 10 meters and a width of 6 meters. Thus, the area is given by: Area of rectangle=10m×6m=60m2.
Consider the deltoid shape: The provided image suggests the deltoid is inscribed within the rectangle. If we assume the deltoid is two congruent triangles making up part of the rectangle, let's find the area of each triangle.
Area of each triangle of the deltoid: Assume two symmetrical triangles split the rectangle, each covering 30 m² (half of the rectangle). Hence, the deltoid area is the total area: Area of deltoid=260m2=30m2.
Calculate the area of one tile: The tile dimensions are 3 meters by 2 meters, so the area is: Area of one tile=3m×2m=6m2.
Determine the number of tiles needed: Divide the deltoid's area by the area of one tile: Number of tiles=6m230m2=5.
Therefore, the number of tiles needed to complete the deltoid shape is 5.