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Question from Amber, a student: A rancher wants to use 300ft of fencing to enclose a rectangular area of 4400 square feet. What dimensions should the rectangle be? |
Hi Amber,
The perimeter of the rectangular enclosure is 300 feet so the length plus the width is 150 feet. I let the length be $L$ feet.
What is the width of the enclosure? The length times the width is 4400 square feet. Solve for $L.$
Penny
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