Investigative report
Context
Brisbane house prices continue to boom as residents from interstate flock to Queensland to enjoy the warmer climate and accompanying lifestyle. Your uncle is thinking of cashing in on the recent surge in prices and is considering selling the family home to downsize to a smaller property, as his children have now grown up and left home. He has asked you to investigate the design and the installation of a deck, as he believes that this will add value to the property. The deck should be large enough to comfortably seat a family of six at an outdoor dining setting. The garden where the deck would be located is level.
During this unit, you have studied techniques for measuring and calculating area, volume, calculation of scale factors and drawing scale diagrams. You will be using these skills to create plans and diagrams that will form part of a design for the proposed deck for your uncle. These will be combined with calculations and mathematical justifications to form a written proposal to be presented to your uncle.
Task
Create a proposal outlining a plan for installation of a deck at your uncle’s home. Your proposal must include the following:
- You will investigate two different options in terms of size and/or shape for the deck and make a recommendation to your uncle on which is the preferred
- Create two different designs for the deck based on one or more simple 2D One can be a simple shape, the other design should be a composite shape. Construct a scale drawing of each and include in your report.
Present your findings as an investigative report which can be used by your uncle to understand the requirements of the design and installation of a deck. Importantly, you are to use an independent approach to address all stages of problem-solving and mathematical modelling, as outlined in the attached flow chart.
