document.write( "Question 399935: Tata Jose is planning to fence his rectangular bacyard for his ducks and geese. He has 26 m of chicken wire to build the perimeter. What should the dimensions of the fence be if the length is to be 3m longer than the width? \n" ); document.write( "
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If the width is x
\n" ); document.write( "Then the length is (x+3) (because the length is to be 3m longer than the width)
\n" ); document.write( "FORMULA: The perimeter of the rectangular is \"P=2%2A%28L%2BW%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "L - the length
\n" ); document.write( "W - the width
\n" ); document.write( "So perimeter of the rectangular is 2*(x+(x+3))
\n" ); document.write( "From Problem perimeter is 26 m
\n" ); document.write( "So we have equation:
\n" ); document.write( " \"2%2A%28x%2B%28x%2B3%29%29=26\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x%2Bx%2B3=26%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"2x=13-3\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"2x=10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=10%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "the width of the rectangular backyard is 5m
\n" ); document.write( "Then the length is (x+3)=5+3=8m
\n" ); document.write( "Answer 5m and 8m
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