document.write( "Question 1076809: I want to cover a roughly rectangular area w netting. The height is 9 feet(but one side is along a solid fence, so could be 4 feet), two sides are each 6 feet, and the other side is 5 1/2 feet. How much netting do I need? Netting comes as a rectangular or square piece.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #691442 by rapture(86)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What do you mean it could be 4 feet?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is it 9 feet or 4 feet?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let A = rectangular surface area\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Use the formula: A = 2(wh + Lh + Lh)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite 5_1/2 as 11/2 for easy calculation.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the height is 9 feet, use the following set up:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 2[(11/2)(9) + (6)(9) + (6)(9)]\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the height is 4 feet, use the following set up:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 2[(4)(9) + (6)(9) + (6)(9)]\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You finish. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |