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Introduction:
Every building that we design is unique, but none are as unique or large as this. You want
me to maximize the size of your house on a square building site that is 34 feet long, as well as
your home having 16 sides turning it into more of a tower then a house. On top of this you would
like to add an aquarium to the flooring making it seem as though you are walking on water. It
will take a lot of money to build, and all of our time and effort. We understand that you are
willing to pay any amount of money needed, and have the plot selected and paid for, so we will
gladly take on this challenging project.
Part 2: My 16 Sided Polygon Maximized on My Plot

Figure 1. Tower Base Drawing in Plot

Figure 1 shows the base plot for the tower, meaning it shows the plot size, three feet
distance from edge, all four polygons, and the central angle of the polygons.

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Figure 2. Polygon 1
Figure 2 shows polygon 1 which is the largest of all of the polygons and touches the
edges of the building limit.

Figure 3. Polygon 2
Figure 3 shows polygon 2 which is the second largest polygon, and is 1 cm in from
polygon 1.

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Figure 4. Polygon 3
Figure 4 shows polygon 3 which is the third largest polygon and is 1 cm in from polygon
2.

Figure 5. Polygon 4
Figure 5 shows polygon 4 which if the smallest polygon and is 1 cm in from polygon 3.
Central Angle=360 /16
Central Angle=22.5

Figure 6. Central angle

Figure 6 shows how to find the central angle of a polygon, and the central angle of a 16gon.

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Figure 7. Central Angle Measure

Figure 7 shows the central angle measure of each polygon, which was found by dividing
the number of sides by 360. 16 was divided by 360 and the result was 22.5.

Side Length 5.57 ft

Triangle Height=14 ft

Figure 8. Side Length of Polygon 1

Figure 8 shows the side length of Polygon 1. When rounded, the length of Polygon 1 is
approximately 5.57 ft. It also shows the height of an inscribed triangle in polygon 1 which is 14
ft.
Area=1 /2( base)(height )
Area=1 /2( 2(tan(11.25 )14))(14)
Area=38.99 (16)

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Area=623.789184 f t

Figure 9. Area of Polygon 1

Figure 9 shows how one would go about finding the area of Polygon 1. To find the area,
the students split the polygon up into 16 triangles and found the area of one triangle. The area of
that triangle was then multiplied by 16, giving Polygon 1 an area of 623.789184 ft3.

Side Length 5.17 ft

Figure 10. Side Length of Polygon 2

Figure 10 shows the side length of Polygon 2, which was about 5.17 ft.

Triangle Height=13 ft

Figure 11. Triangle Height of Polygon 2

Figure 11 shows that the height of Polygon 2 was 13 ft.

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Area=1 /2( base)(height )

Area=1 /2( 2(tan(11.25 )13))( 13)
Area=33.62(16)
Area=537.859041 f t

Figure 12. Area of Polygon 2

Figure 12 shows how the students found the area of Polygon 2. The area of one triangle
was found and then multiplied that by 16. The area of Polygon 2 was 537.859041 ft2.

Side Length 4.77 ft

Figure 13. Side Length of Polygon 3

Figure 13 shows the side length of Polygon 3, which was about 4.77 ft.

Triangle Height =12 ft

Figure 14. Triangle Height of Polygon 3

Figure 14 shows that the height of Polygon 3 was 12 ft.

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Area=1 /2( base)(height )

Area=1 /2(2(tan(11.25 )12))(12)
Area=28.64(16)
Area=458.294094 f t 2
Figure 15. Area of Polygon 3
Figure 15 shows how the students found the area of Polygon 3. They found the area of
one triangle and multiplied it by 16 to get a total area of 458.294094 ft2.

Side Length 4.38 ft

Figure 16. Side Length of Polygon 4

Figure 16 shows that the side length of Polygon 4 was about 4.38 ft.

Triangle Height=11 ft

Figure 17. Triangle Height of Polygon 4

Figure 17 shows the triangle height of Polygon 4, which was 11 ft.

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Area=1 /2( base)(height )

Area=1 /2( 2(tan(11.25 )11))(11)
Area=24.07(16)
Area=385.094343 f t

Figure 18. Area of Polygon 4

Figure 18 shows how the students found the area of Polygon 4. They found the area of
one triangle and then multiplied that by 16 to get a total area of 385.094343 ft2.
Part 3: Volume of Concrete needed for the Footing, the Plexiglass needed for the floor, and the
Volume of Footing

Figure 19. Footing

Figure 19 shows a picture of the footing which starts at polygon 1, ends at polygon 4, and
has a length of 3.5 ft. Since the footing ends at polygon 4 the center ( or polygon 4) is hollow,
due to this when finding the volume on the footing you must subtract the volume of polygon 1s
footing from the volume of polygon 4s footing.

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Volume=(area Polygon 1)(height)(area Polygon 4)(height)
Volume=(623.79)(3.5)(385.09)(3.5)
Volume=2183.271347.82
Volume=835.4319435 f t 3
Figure 20. Footing Volume
Figure 20 shows the footing volume, which turned out to be 835.4319435 ft3. To find this,
the area of Polygon 4 multiplied by the height of the footing was subtracted by the area of
Polygon 1 multiplied by the height.

Figure 21. Floor

Figure 21 shows the floor of the polygon that is over polygon 4 and 4 in thick.
Volume=(area Polygon 4)(height)
Volume=385.09(1/3)
Volume=128.36 ft 3
Figure 22. Floor Volume
Figure 22 shows the volume of the floor, which amounted to 128.36 ft3. To find this, the
students multiplied the height of the floor by the area of Polygon 4.

Volume of Water in Aquarium

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Since the water is placed in the hollow part of the footing, its base is polygon 4 and it has
the same height of the footing (3.5 ft). Since the aquarium will only be filled to a certain
percentage, to find the volume of water in the tank you have to multiply the volume you
originally got by the percentage.
Volume=(area Polygon 4)( height)( percent filled)
Volume=(385.09)(3.5)(0.75)
Volume=(1347.82)(0.75)
Volume=1010.87 f t

Figure 23. Water Volume

Figure 23 shows how to find the volume of the water that is put in the center of the
footing creating the aquarium, which ends up being 1010.87 f t 3 .
Cost Analysis of Concrete
Since the concrete costs $115 per cubic yard, to find the cost of the concrete, the volume
must be divided by 27 ( 3 to the power of 3 or cubic yard) then be multiplied by 115.
3

Cost =(volume of concrete /amount of yard s )(cost per cubic yard)

Cost =(835.4319435/27)(115)
Cost =(30.9419)(115)
Cost =$ 3558.32

Figure 24. Cost of Concrete

Figure 24 shows the total cost of the concrete needed. The total cost of concrete was $3558.32.

Cost =(area Polygon 4 /amount of square feet)(cost per square foot)

Cost =(385.094343/32)(1100)

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Cost =(13)(1100)
Cost =$ 14300
Figure 25. Cost of Plexiglass
Figure 25 shows the cost of the plexiglass needed to cover polygon 4 or the floor, which
ended up being $14300.00.
Part 4: One Lateral Face of the Outer Prism Base:

Figure 26. Door

Figure 26 shows the door of the house on the outer polygon. the door has a height of 5
and the length of 3, but also has half of a 16-gon on top of it creating an arch. to find the area of
the door find the area of the polygon part of the door then add the area of the half 16-gon to it.
Area=(length)(width)
Area=(5)(3)

Area=15 f t

Figure 27. Area of Door

Figure 27 shows how to get the area of the door polygon which ended up being 15 ft 2 .
Area=1 /2( base)(height )(number of triangles)
Area=1 /2( 2(tan(11.25 )1.5))(1.5)(8)
Area=3.58+ 15
Area=18.58 f t

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Figure 28. Area of Half Polygon Plus Door
Figure 28 shows how to find the area of the half polygon and the door combined. To find
the area of the half polygon, the students found the area of one triangle and then multiplied that
by eight because there were eight triangles in total. Next, they added the half polygons area to
the doors area to get 18.58 ft2.

Figure 30. Window

Figure 30 shows one of the two windows on the house. Since the window was the same
size as the top of the door, but was a full 16-gon, all that needed to be done was to multiply the
area of the top of the door by two.
Area=(half polygon area)(2)
Area=(3.58)(2)

Area=7.16 f t 2
Figure 31.
Figure 31 shows how to find the volume of the window which ended up being 7.16 ft 2
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Figure 32. Polygon

Figure 32 shows the outer polygon, or lateral surface area. To find the lateral surface area,
multiply the length of 1 of the sides of polygon 2 by 2 to find the height and then use the area
formula (LW). After, subtract the area of the door and two windows from the answer.
LSA=(length)(width )(16)areas of doorswindows
LSA =(5.17)(10.34)(16)7.167.1618.58

LSA=822.43 f t

Figure 33. Lateral Surface Area

Figure 33 shows how to find the lateral surface area of the outer prism which ended up
being 822.43 ft2. This was found by finding the area of the lateral prisms of the outer wall and
then subtracting the areas of the door and windows.
Part 5: Volume of the Inner Base Prism

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Figure 34. Inner Base

Figure 34 shows the inner prism of the house which sits on polygon 3 and is not seen on
the outside but forms the inner walls, and is used to find the volume of the prism. To find the
volume multiply the area of polygon 4 by the height that was used is finding the surface area of
the prism (10.34).
Volume=(area Polygon 3)( height)
Volume=( 458.294094)(10.34)

Volume=4738.76093 f t 3
Figure 35. Volume of Inner Prism
Figure 35 shows how to find the volume of the inner prism which ended up being
4738.76 ft3. This was found by multiplying the area of Polygon 3 by the height.
Part 6: Pyramid Top of the Outer Pyramid showing the Height of the Outer Pyramid and the
Slant

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Figure 36. Pyramid height

Figure 36 shows the height of the pyramid, and the slant height of one of the sides of the
outer pyramid. The height of the outer pyramid is three times one of the sides of polygon 2. to
find the slant height use the pythagorean theorem using the height of the pyramid and the height
of one of the inner triangles on polygon 2.
Height =(side length Polygon 2)(3)
Height =(5.17)(3)
Height=15.51 ft

Figure 37. Height of Inner Pyramid

Figure 37 shows how the height of the inner pyramid was found by multiplying the side
length of polygon 2 by 3,which ended up being 15.51 ft.
Slant Height=
Slant Height=
Slant Height=20.2376 ft

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Figure 38. Slant Height of Lateral Face
Figure 38 shows how the slant height of the outer pyramid was found by using the
pythagorean theorem, which ended up being 20.2376 ft.
Angle=ta n1 (15.51/ 13)
Angle=50.03
Figure 39. Angle Between Prism and Pyramid Face
Figure 39 shows how the angle between the prism and pyramid was found by using the
inverse of the tangent function, which ended up being 50.03.
Part 7: One Lateral Face of the Outer Pyramid

Figure 40. Lateral face of Pyramid

Figure 40 shows one side of the outer pyramid.

Angle 1=ta n1 (20.24/2.59)

Angle 1=82.71
Angle 2=ta n1 (2.59/20.24)
Angle 2=14.58

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Figure 41. Angle Measures of a Lateral Face
Figure 41 shows how the angle measures of a lateral face were found by using inverse
trigonometric functions, which ended up being 82.071 and 14.58.
Area=1 /2( base)(height )
Area=1 /2(5.17)(20.24 )
Area=52.32 f t

Figure 42. Area of One Lateral Face

Figure 42 shows how the area of a lateral face was found by using the area formula for
triangles, which ended up being 52.32 ft2.
LSA=(area of one lateral face)(16)
LSA=(52.32)(16)
LSA=837.13 f t

Figure 43. Lateral Surface Area

Figure 43 shows how to find the lateral surface area of the outer pyramid which ended up
being 837.13 ft2. To find this, the students multiplied the area of one lateral face by 16.

Part 8: Pyramid Top of the Inner Pyramid Showing the Height of the Inner Pyramid

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Figure 44. Inner Pyramid

Figure 44 shows the height and slant height of the inner pyramid which were 14.31 ft and
18.68 ft.
Height=( side length Polygon 3)(3)
Height=( 4.77)(3)
Height=14.31 ft
Figure 45. Inner Pyramid Height
Figure 45 shows how the height of the inner pyramid was found, which ended up being
14.31 ft. To find this, the students multiplied the side length of Polygon 3 by 3.

Volume=1/3 (area Polygon 3)(height )

Volume=1/3 (458.294094)(14.31)
Volume=2186.06 f t
Figure 46. Volume of Inner Tower

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Figure 46 shows how the volume of the inner pyramid was found, which ended up being
2186.06 ft3. This was found by multiplying by the area of Polygon 3 and the height.
Part 9: My Tower

Figure 47. Outer Tower

Figure 47 shows the outer tower, with 16 sides.
Total Lateral Surface Area=Pyramid LSA + Prism LSA
TLSA=837.1264+838.405
TLSA=1675.52 f t

Figure 48. Total Lateral Surface Area

Figure 48 shows how the lateral surface area was found by adding the previously found
lateral surface areas, which ended up being 859.56 ft2.
Total Volume=Pyramid Volume+ Prism Volume
TV =2186.06283+ 4738.76093

TV =6924.82 f t 3
Figure 49. Total Volume of Inner Tower
Figure 49 shows how the total volume was found by adding the volumes previously
found, which ended up being 6924.82 ft3. To find this, the volumes of the inner pyramid and
inner prism were added together.

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Conclusion:
This project was indeed a challenge, and it took longer than anticipated, we sincerely
hope that you are happy with the end result. Overall, your new home has the volume of 2186.06
ft 3 giving you plenty of room to add furniture and decorate it to your preferences, as well as
all of the requirements given to us, including the fish tank, and 16 sides.