document.write( "Question 399163: i need to solve this problem through factoring and not sure how to goa bout setting it up.
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document.write( "A llama farmer buys a roll of fence that measures 600 feet in length. FInd the dimensions of the rectangular are the fence can enclose if it contains 19475 square feet.
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document.write( "I know l X w = area \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #282679 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If there are 600 feet of fence, the perimeter must be 600 feet. So we know that 2 times the length plus 2 times the width is equal to 600. We also know that length times width equals 19,475 square feet.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And then we can say:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And with a little algebra:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which is a tidy little quadratic, quite factorable. One root is the width, and the other is the length.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |