SOLUTION: A horse is tied to a rope 5 feet long. How much fencing is needed to enclose the part of the field where the horse can graze?

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Question 955697: A horse is tied to a rope 5 feet long. How much fencing is needed to enclose the part of the field where the horse can graze?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So the horse can move around any where within that 5' radius so the entire grazing area is a circle with a radius of 5.
To enclose that circle would require a fence that has a length equal to the circumference of the circle.
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