document.write( "Question 387874: John wants to fence a 150 square meters rectangular field. He wants the legnth and width to be natural numbers. What field dimension will require the least amount of fencing? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #274199 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length and width would be the factors of 150. \n" ); document.write( "150 = \n" ); document.write( "1 x 150 \n" ); document.write( "2 x 75 \n" ); document.write( "3 x 50 \n" ); document.write( "5 x 30 \n" ); document.write( "10 x 15 \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "10 by 15 is the smallest perimeter. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |