SOLUTION: A rancher has 100 meters of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular corrals. The rancher wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the rancher use
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: A rancher has 100 meters of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular corrals. The rancher wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the rancher use to obtain this area?
This question is from textbook College Algebra
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=length and y=width __ 2x+3y=100 __ 2x=100-3y
xy=350 __ 2xy=700
substituting __ (100-3y)y=700 __ 100y-3y^2=700 __ 0=3y^2-100y+700
factoring __ 0=(3y-70)(y-10)
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