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A house owner wishes to cover their roof with solar panels. Each solar panel is of the following size.

->The roof section is rectangular 7.2 m by 4.4 m.

->Each solar panel measures 1400 mm by 850 mm.

There needs to be at least a 30 cm gap left at each edge of the roof section. The house owner thinks he can have at least 15 solar panels fitted to the roof section.

Can u agree? If yes, show the working. (Hint: He can rotate the solar panel)

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

The roof is Rectangular :

Dimension of roof section : 7.2 m by 4.4 m

Area of roof = length * width

Area of roof = 7.2 * 4.4 = 31.68 m²

Dimension of solar panels = 1400 mm by 850 mm

Converting to m:

1000mm = 1 m

1400/1000 by 850/1000 = 1.4 m by 0.85 m

Area each solar panel = 1.4 * 0.85 = 1.19 m²

Gap left at each edge :

30cm gap about the 4 edges gives a square with side length 30cm:

30cm = 30/100 = 0.3m

Area of gap left = 0.3² = 0.09 m²

Total area that can be covered = (31.68 - 0.09) m² = 31.59 m²

Maximum number of panels that can be placed on roof section :

Total area that can be covered / area of panel

31.59 m² / 1.19 m²

= 26.54 panels