SOLUTION: A square garden plot measures 125sq feet. A second square garden plot measures 405 square feet. How many more feet of fence will the second garden plot require over that required f

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Question 1123106: A square garden plot measures 125sq feet. A second square garden plot measures 405 square feet. How many more feet of fence will the second garden plot require over that required for the first garden plot?
A) 16√5 feet of additional fencing
B) 16√3 feet of additional fencing
C) 80 feet of additional fencing
D) 48 feet of additional fencing

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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First square side is  sqrt%28125%29 = 5%2Asqrt%285%29 ft.

    Its perimeter is  20%2Asqrt%285%29 ft.


Second square side is  sqrt%28505%29 = 9%2Asqrt%285%29 ft.

    Its perimeter is  36%2Asqrt%285%29 ft.


The difference of perimeters is 16%2Asqrt%285%29 ft.   Answer A).

Solved.