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Question 315538: if you have a 1 acre square piece of land....how many feet of fence will you need to enclose it?

how many feet of fence will you need to enclose 2 acres?...
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 acre equals 4840 square yards.
The minimum perimeter to enclose 1 acre would be a square with sides of sqrt%284840%29 anf then the perimeter would be
P=4s=4%2Asqrt%284840%29=278.2yds.=834.6 ft
For 2 acres,
A=9680
s=sqrt%289680%29
P=4s=4%2Asqrt%289680%29=%0D%0A393.5yds.=1180.6 ft