SOLUTION: A farmer has a rectangular pasture with dimensions X by 2x. if he places posts 15 feet apart, how will he represent the distance between each post on the shorter side? on the long

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Question 1145033: A farmer has a rectangular pasture with dimensions X by 2x. if he places posts 15 feet apart, how will he represent the distance between each post on the shorter side? on the longer side?
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Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
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A farmer has a rectangular pasture with dimensions X by 2x. if he places posts 15 feet apart,
how will he represent the distance between each post on the shorter side? on the longer side?
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15 feet apart, as the condition STATES it.


Find the ANSWER inside your statement.


Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Be careful.
In math, X is not the same as x
So according to your problem as written, we have no idea of the relationship of the sides.