SOLUTION: A rectangular field is three times as long as it is wide and it is enclosed by a fence x feet in length. What is the areas of the field, in terms of x?
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Question 77120: A rectangular field is three times as long as it is wide and it is enclosed by a fence x feet in length. What is the areas of the field, in terms of x? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This says that the perimeter = x
the width measures 1 unit ans the length
measures 3 units, so the perimeter measures units
Therefore the width is
The length is
The area is answer
to check, just say x is any number, like 64
width is
length is
area is
Is that the same as ? OK
