SOLUTION: A 7200 square feet rectangular land need to be fenced What is the length of the fence in yards if the length of the land is twice the width?

Question 935120: A 7200 square feet rectangular land need to be fenced
What is the length of the fence in yards if the length of the land is twice the width?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 7200 square feet rectangular land need to be fenced
What is the length of the fence in yards if the length of the land is twice the width?
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let w=width
length=2w
length*width=area
2w*w=7200
2w^2=7200
w^2=7200/2=3600
w=60
length=2w=120ft or 120/3=40
length of the fence=40yds
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