Question

Algebra 2 quick question!?

Answer 1

So i had to make this "pool" for a project.
the dimensions are
Length= 10,
Width= 25,
Depth= 8,
my surface are is 810,
and th evolume of water needed for pool is 1,875ft.^3
I have to make a "doggie pool " that is 1/4 these measurements. any ideas?

Answer 2

you could just divide length,width, and depth all by 4
then recalculate all the dimensions

Answer 3

taking 1/4 of all would make it 1/4^3 smaller

Answer 4

you come to my rescue again! lol so... 10/4=2.5 25/4=6.25 8/4=2

Answer 5

@completeidiot

Answer 6

if you want volume, multiply those all together
if you want lining, then look back at the previous question
same for volume of water

Answer 7

@completeidiot If it asks for 1/4 of all the measurements such as the volume and surface area...dividing all by 1/4 would make it 1/4^3=1/64 the volume of the bigger pool.

if it's just asking about 1/4 the 2d size then you'd divide all by 4 but if you want everything to be 1/4 of the bigger ,you'd need to only divide one thing by 1/4 or you could divide two (Length, Width, and Depth) by 1/2 which would look semi decent as you could run the doggie pool along the length of the pool

Answer 8

@Outkast3r09 agreed for the first part

for the 2nd part
practically speaking, the dimensions of a rectangular prism pool being 10x24x2
or 2.5x24x8 etc the size would be a bit ridiculous for a dog, as the dimensions are all in ft

Answer 9

it really depends on the dog

Answer 10

yes 2.5 ft is pretty crazy but if you divide two by 1/2 say the width and the depth youd get

width =12.5
length =10
depth=4

Answer 11

@completeidiot thankyou for all your help. just one more thing! i dont know how to answer- Was the amount of pool liner material representative of the lateral or surface area of a rectangular prism? Why or why not? Im pretty sure it was surface area right

Answer 12

or you could do 1/2 of length and depth

width=25
length =5
depth =4

Answer 13

@Outkast3r09 thankyou for all your help as well. I think i figuired this one out :)