Elementary Geometry for College Students
Elementary Geometry for College Students
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781285195698
Author: Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 26E

The roof of the house shown needs to be reshingled.

a) Considering that the front and back sections of the roof have equal areas, find the total area to be reshingled.

b) If roofing is sold in squares (each covering 100  ft 2 ), how many squares are needed to complete the work?

c) To remove old shingles and replace with new shingles costs $97.50 per square. What is the cost of reroofing?

Chapter 8.1, Problem 26E, The roof of the house shown needs to be reshingled. a Considering that the front and back sections

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