SOLUTION: John wants to fence a 150 square meters rectangular field. He wants the legnth and width to be natural numbers. What field dimension will require the least amount of fencing?
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Question 387874: John wants to fence a 150 square meters rectangular field. He wants the legnth and width to be natural numbers. What field dimension will require the least amount of fencing? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length and width would be the factors of 150.
150 =
1 x 150
2 x 75
3 x 50
5 x 30
10 x 15
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10 by 15 is the smallest perimeter.
