SOLUTION: John wants to fence a 150 square meters rectangular field .He wants the length and width to be natural numbers. What field dimensions will require the least amount of fencing?
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: John wants to fence a 150 square meters rectangular field .He wants the length and width to be natural numbers. What field dimensions will require the least amount of fencing?
This question is from textbook A problem solving approach to mathematics
Answer by strickjh2005(4) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because this requires a whole number answer, the easiest way to find the answer would be to find multiples of 150 and knowing that a square is the most efficient use of perimeter in quadrilaterals. You would find the answer of 10*15. The other close answers are not exactly 150mSq. (12*12=144, 12*13=156, 11*14=154, 10*14=140...)
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