SOLUTION: A rectangular field with area 5000 meters^2 is enclosed by 300 meters of fencing. Find the dimensions of the field.
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Question 343889: A rectangular field with area 5000 meters^2 is enclosed by 300 meters of fencing. Find the dimensions of the field.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a rectangle is,
1.
The perimeter of a rectangle is,
2.
From eq. 1,
Substitute into eq. 2,
Two solutions:
Then
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Then
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The field is 50m x 100m.
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