Probem+60

If you do nothing else today, work on this problem! You will need to use pythagorean theorem and it is messy but stick with it -- it works out beautifully! Do this one on paper and try to scan it in -- not worth typing all those roots. By the way, dont' be afraid if you get powers of 4!

Sylvia: The problem with this problem is that it doesn't tell us how long the wood is or what our limits are on area...we really don't have much to work with. Area of the top half (triangle pqr) = .5W * L Total Area = twice the area of the top half = WL.