Question 2 of 25beginner⚖️ EvaluateEssay1 mark

Are the doors in your school suitable for people in wheelchairs?

Correct Answer

It depends on the actual width of the doors in the school. To answer this, one must look around the school and measure the doors to check if they allow a person in a wheelchair to enter easily, as suggested in the text.

Exercise: Think and Reflect | Q: 2 | (Page 5)
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Explanation

The textbook includes this question under the 'Think and Reflect' section to encourage students to apply coordinate geometry concepts to real-world accessibility. Since the provided context does not contain information about the specific doors in the student's school, the answer must reflect the need for personal observation and measurement, just as the text prompts the student to look around their home and school to evaluate wheelchair accessibility.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify the question as a 'Think and Reflect' prompt requiring real-world observation.

  2. Step 2: State that the suitability depends on measuring the actual width of the school doors.

  3. Step 3: Conclude that one must observe the doors to see if they allow easy entry for a person in a wheelchair, as suggested by the text.