Application Of Area Concept
March 17th, 2008 | by limeehai |Knowing the concept of area helps solve many applications.
There are occasion where we need to cover a large area using numerous small pieces of similarly sized item.
Example: Numerous small pieces of mat used to cover the floor of a room. “How many of this small pieces of mat is required?” This is a common question raised.
Question on area application:
A piece of mat, as shown in diagram A, has to cover a square area. How many of this piece is needed to cover the smallest possible square area?
Diagram A
Put on your geometry thinking hat and off you go thinking……
Answer in the comment section, please, with explanation of how you get the solution. 
