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a.
To find:Number of bricks required for top step.
a.
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Answer to Problem 34RE
The number of bricks required for top step is 8.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A brick staircase has 25 steps and bottom step requires 80 bricks.
Calculation:
By arithmetic progression,
Here,
Therefore,
Hence,the number of bricks required for top step is 8.
b.
To find:Number of bricks required to build the staircase.
b.
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Answer to Problem 34RE
Number of bricks required to build the staircase is 1100.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A brick staircase has 25 steps and bottom step requires 80 bricks.
Calculation:
Total bricks required,
Hence, the number of bricks required to build the staircase is 1100.
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