SOLUTION: A rectangular plot of farmland is bounded on one side by a river and the other three sides by a single strand fence 797 meters long. What is the length and the width of the plot if

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Question 335685: A rectangular plot of farmland is bounded on one side by a river and the other three sides by a single strand fence 797 meters long. What is the length and the width of the plot if its length is 1 meter more than twice its width. No fence is used on the river side.
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P=W%2BL%2BW=797
2W%2BL=797
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L=1%2B2W
Substitute into the perimeter equation,
2W%2B1%2B2W=797
4W=796
highlight%28W=199%29m
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L=1%2B2%28199%29
highlight%28L=399%29m