A lawn mower has a blade of breadth \(0.75\) m, and its two front wheels are identical of diameter \(20\) cm, its two rear wheels are identical of diameter \(40\) cm. A gardener uses this lawn mower to mow a square lawn of dimension of \(18\) m by \(18\) m. He alternates his mowing directions, as shown in the figure below, at a speed of \(5\) m/min.

Assuming there is no overlapping of mowing areas, find
Clarification for (c): the intended model counts time along the straight mowing strips only, excluding the turns and movement between strips. The source gives no turning model, so it does not determine the actual minimum total journey time.
Video solution locked
A free account saves your progress; this video needs a course plan.
680+ questions here come with free worked solutions. A free account saves your questions and progress; this one needs a course plan.
Create a free account to practise similar questions.
Need help? Join our E-Maths tuition for O-Level success.
Learn more