document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978195>Question 978195</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Cruz bought a rectangular lot if he needed 78 metres of chicken wire to fence the whole lot which is 368 square meters, what are the dimensions of the lot? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2 x Length + 2 x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78 = 2L x 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area = Length x Width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "368 = LW<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, W = 368/L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute <BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 369/L into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78 = 2L + 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78 = 2L + 2(368/L)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78 = 2L + 736/L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "78L = 2L^2 + 736<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sort out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2L^2 - 78L + 736 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide thr'out by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L^2 - 39L + 368 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factorise<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(L - 16)(L - 23)= 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = 16m  and Width = 23m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or Length = 23m and Width = 16m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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