SOLUTION: A rectangular plot of farmland is bounded on one side by a river and the other three sides by a single strand fence 797 meters long. What is the length and the width of the plot if

Question 314718: A rectangular plot of farmland is bounded on one side by a river and the other three sides by a single strand fence 797 meters long. What is the length and the width of the plot if its length is 1 meter more than twice its width. No fence is used on the river side.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L=2W+1
P=2W+L
797=2W+(2W+1)
797=4W+1
4W=797-1
4W=796
W=796/4
W=199 METERS IS THE WIDTH OF THE EACH OF THE 2 SIDES..
L=2*199+1
L=398+1
L=399 METERS FOR THE LENGTH.
PROOF:
797=2*199+399
797=398+399
797=797
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