document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145537>Question 145537</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131879693/algebrahomeworkh>College Geometry Musser, Trimpe, and Maurer</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi, i was wondering if you could help me this problem #24 pg. 11 in the College Geometry 2nd Edition, Musser, Trimpe, and Maurer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24. Greg has 1002 meters of fencing. He will use all the fencing to enclose a rectangular region that is four times as long as it is wide. One of the longer sides is bordered by a river, so that side will not be fenced. What will be the dimensions of the region?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me, and also include work. Thank you very much\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=24HoursTutor.com><B>24HoursTutor.com(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=24HoursTutor.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the length of the wide side be = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the long side will be = l = 4b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For fencing we generally calculate the perimeter of the area to be fenced which is given by the formula : 2 (l + b) where l stands for length and b for breadth.  This basically means we have 2 lengths to cover and 2 breadths to cover with our fence.  But, in this problem one length is covered by a river so our formula is reduced to : <BR>\n" );
document.write( "l + 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which we know is 1002. So our equation would be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b + 2b = 1002<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b = 1002<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1002/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 167<BR>\n" );
document.write( "l = 4b = 4 X 167 = 668\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans. : The length of the region is 668m while the breadth is 167m.\r<BR>\n" );
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