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A farmer wishes to enclose a rectangular region with 210 m of fencing in such a way that the length is twice the width and the region is divided into two equal parts. What length and width should be used.
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\n" ); document.write( "Sketch the picture making the length = 2*width
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the width = x meters
\n" ); document.write( "Then the length = 2x meters
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\n" ); document.write( "Break the length into 2 equal sections (each section will be an x by x square
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\n" ); document.write( "base has 2 pieces:: x and x
\n" ); document.write( "top has 2 pieces:: x and x
\n" ); document.write( "there are 3 pieces connecting base to top:: x and x and x
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "2x + 2x + 3x = 210
\n" ); document.write( "7x = 210
\n" ); document.write( "x = 30 meters (width)
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 60 meters (length)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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