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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #146907 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=strickjh2005><B>strickjh2005(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=strickjh2005><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=146907\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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...) </SPAN>\n" );
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