document.write( "Question 1037241: A veterinarian wishes to use 132 feet of chain-link fencing to enclose a rectangular region and subdivide the region into smaller rectangular regions. If the total enclosed area is 576 square feet, find the dimensions of the enclosed region. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #652123 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let w and l be the width and the length. Then: \n" ); document.write( "2w+2l=132 \n" ); document.write( "2l=132-2w \n" ); document.write( "l=66-w \n" ); document.write( "w(66-w)=576 \n" ); document.write( "66w-w^2-576=0 \n" ); document.write( "w^2-66w+576=0 \n" ); document.write( "Using the quadratic formula, we get a length and width of 55.65 ft. X 10.35 ft.!!!!!!!!!!! \n" ); document.write( " |