document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001983>Question 1001983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two of the local ranchers are bragging about their ability to use fencing sparingly. Bob says that he was once able to fence in a rectangular pasture of 12400 square feet with only 440 feet of fencing. Susan says that she was once ablee to fence in a rectangular pasture of 17,000 square ft with only 520 ft of fencing. Which one is lying?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Only Susan is lying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Neither<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Only Bob is lying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Both are lying </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "square root of 12,400=111.35, and that would account for 445.4 feet of fencing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root of 17,000=130.38, and that would amount for 521.52 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is close enough to go the other way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110^2=12,100 sq ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "130^2=16,900 sq. ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mathematically, both are \"lying,\" but realistically, they both are very close to being accurate.  Susan is closer, and if either said \"about,\" they would be correct, Susan more so than Bob. </SPAN>\n" );
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