SOLUTION: A farmer has 800 yd of fencing to enclose a rectangular pasture. Since one side of the pasture borders a river, that side does not need to be fenced. If the side perpendicular t

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Question 356759: A farmer has 800 yd of fencing to enclose a rectangular
pasture. Since one side of the pasture borders a river,
that side does not need to be fenced. If the side perpendicular
to the river must be twice as long as the side
parallel to the river, what are the dimensions of the rectangular
pasture?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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The perimter of the fencing is,




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The dimensions are 160 yds wide x 320 yds deep.

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