SOLUTION: A farmer wished to fence in a field with an area of 4100ft2, with a fence in the middle dividing the field into two areas. He then wants to put in a gate on one side of the field,
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Question 1065149: A farmer wished to fence in a field with an area of 4100ft2, with a fence in the middle dividing the field into two areas. He then wants to put in a gate on one side of the field, and another gate in the middle fence with each gate having a width of g=5ft. If the fencing costs $10 per foot, express the cost of the fencing C as a function of the width w. Do not include the lengths of the gates. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'll take a shot at it ft2
Let = the width of the field
The length is
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The circumference is
Then, minus the 2 gates is:
The cost, , at /ft is:
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Check my math & get another opinion if possible
