Answer
To help your father construct a circular fence around his triangular land:
1. **Calculate the third side of the triangle** using the Law of Cosines.
2. **Find the area of the triangle** using the formula for two sides and the included angle.
3. **Determine the circumradius (R)** of the triangle.
4. **Calculate the area of the circumcircle** using \( \pi R^2 \).
**Area of the circumcircle ≈ 53 cm².**
For the PIN conversion:
- **Convert 179 from decimal to base five:** 179 in decimal is 1204 in base five.
- **Four-digit PIN in base five:** 1204.
So, the four-digit PIN in base five is **1204**.
Solution
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### **ii. Calculating the Area of the Circle**
To construct a circle that passes through all three vertices of the triangular piece of land (commonly known as the **circumcircle**), we first need to determine the **circumradius (R)** of the triangle. Once we have the radius, we can easily calculate the area of the circle.
#### **Given:**
- **Sides of the Triangle:**
- \( AB = 8 \) cm
- \( AC = 6 \) cm
- **Included Angle:**
- \( \angle BAC = 30^\circ \)
- **Value of \( \pi \):**
- \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \)
#### **Step 1: Find the Third Side (\( BC \)) Using the Law of Cosines**
The Law of Cosines relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles:
\[
BC^2 = AB^2 + AC^2 - 2 \cdot AB \cdot AC \cdot \cos(\angle BAC)
\]
Plugging in the known values:
\[
BC^2 = 8^2 + 6^2 - 2 \cdot 8 \cdot 6 \cdot \cos(30^\circ)
\]
\[
BC^2 = 64 + 36 - 96 \cdot \left( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)
\]
\[
BC^2 = 100 - 48\sqrt{3}
\]
\[
BC \approx \sqrt{100 - 48 \times 1.732} \approx \sqrt{100 - 83.138} \approx \sqrt{16.862} \approx 4.107 \text{ cm}
\]
#### **Step 2: Calculate the Area of the Triangle (\( A \))**
Using the formula for the area of a triangle with two sides and the included angle:
\[
A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot AB \cdot AC \cdot \sin(\angle BAC)
\]
\[
A = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 8 \cdot 6 \cdot \sin(30^\circ)
\]
\[
A = 24 \cdot 0.5 = 12 \text{ cm}^2
\]
#### **Step 3: Determine the Circumradius (\( R \))**
The formula for the circumradius of a triangle is:
\[
R = \frac{a}{2 \sin(\angle A)}
\]
Where:
- \( a \) is the side opposite angle \( A \) (which is \( BC \) in this case).
\[
R = \frac{4.107}{2 \times 0.5} = 4.107 \text{ cm}
\]
#### **Step 4: Calculate the Area of the Circumcircle**
Using the area formula for a circle:
\[
\text{Area} = \pi R^2
\]
\[
\text{Area} = \frac{22}{7} \times (4.107)^2 \approx \frac{22}{7} \times 16.86 \approx 53 \text{ cm}^2
\]
**Thus, the area of the circumcircle is approximately **\( \mathbf{53 \, \text{cm}^2} \)**.
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### **iii. Converting the PIN from Decimal to Base Five**
Your father's PIN is given as **179** in the decimal (base ten) system. To convert this to a **four-digit base five** number, follow these steps:
#### **Step 1: Understand Base Five**
In base five, each digit represents a power of five:
- The rightmost digit is \( 5^0 \)
- Next is \( 5^1 \)
- Then \( 5^2 \)
- And so on.
#### **Step 2: Convert 179 to Base Five**
1. **Find the highest power of 5 less than or equal to 179:**
- \( 5^3 = 125 \) (since \( 5^4 = 625 \) is too large)
2. **Determine how many times 125 fits into 179:**
- \( 179 \div 125 = 1 \) with a remainder of \( 54 \)
3. **Next, divide the remainder by \( 5^2 = 25 \):**
- \( 54 \div 25 = 2 \) with a remainder of \( 4 \)
4. **Then, divide the new remainder by \( 5^1 = 5 \):**
- \( 4 \div 5 = 0 \) with a remainder of \( 4 \)
5. **Finally, the last remainder is \( 4 \), which is \( 5^0 \):**
Putting it all together:
- \( 5^3 \): 1
- \( 5^2 \): 2
- \( 5^1 \): 0
- \( 5^0 \): 4
**So, 179 in decimal is \( \mathbf{1204_5} \) in base five.**
**Therefore, the four-digit PIN in base five is **`1204`**.**
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I hope this helps your father with constructing the fence and managing the necessary transactions!
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