Coursework.Info - Inspiration in an Instant

On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:

Aim - A farmer has exactly 1000 meters of fencing, with it she wishes to fence off a plot of level land. She is not concerned about the plot, but it must have a perimeter of 100m. I will be investigating different possible shapes, which could have the maximum area. Hypothesis - My hypothesis I predict that the shape that has the maximum area is a circle, as it as an infinite number of sides. I will be starting my investigation with Quadrilaterals. The first shape I will be investigating is a square, which is a regular shape with four sides that has all sides of equal length and equal angles. Width Length The perimeter has to be 1000 meters, therefore I will divide 1000 by four 1000÷4 = 250 250m 250m 250m 250m To find the area of a square, I have to use the formula: Length x width Therefore, I will times...

Get instant access

• Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
• Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
• To see the full version of this document and 145,970 others

OR

Receive email updates for this category

• Simply tell us your email address and receive a weekly Study Help Email for FREE
• Receive 3 FREE essay views with each email
• Get all the latest essays from Coursework.Info & discussion from TheStudentRoom.co.uk