SOLUTION: 5) A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 200 ft of fence. Find the length and width of the garden if its area is 2400 ft2.

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Question 880131: 5) A farmer has a rectangular garden plot surrounded by 200 ft of fence. Find the length and width of the garden if its area is 2400 ft2.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x and y are the dimensions.
and .

The perimeter equation simplifies to .
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You do the rest.

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