document.write( "Question 810724: A fence is to be built to enclose a rectangular area of 220 square feet. The fence along three sides is to be made of material that costs 6 dollars per foot, and the material for the fourth side costs 14 dollars per foot. Find the length L and width W (with W \leq L) of the enclosure that is most economical to construct. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #488428 by josgarithmetic(39621)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The shorter measurement side should use the more expensive fence material. Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify the c equation. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the perimeter equation for either variable. \n" ); document.write( "w+L=110 \n" ); document.write( "L=110-w \n" ); document.write( "Substitute into the c equation. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The description of the problem is missing something. \n" ); document.write( " |