SOLUTION: A rectangular field is 6 meters longer than it is wide. It took 132 meters of fencing to enclose the field and divide it into two parts with a fence parallel to the shorter sides.

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Question 211728: A rectangular field is 6 meters longer than it is wide. It took 132 meters of fencing to enclose the field and divide it into two parts with a fence parallel to the shorter sides. Find the dimensions of the field.
Answer by rfer(10432) About Me  (Show Source):
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p=2l+2w+w(center fence)
132=2(w+6)+2w+w
120=5w
w=24
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3(24)+2(30)=132