SOLUTION: You have 540 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. You want the length of the garden to be 50 feet greater than the width. Find the length and width of the garden if y
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Question 844245: You have 540 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. You want the length of the garden to be 50 feet greater than the width. Find the length and width of the garden if you use all of the fencing. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The formula for the circumference is:
given: ft
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By substitution: ft
and ft
The width is 110 ft and
the length is 160 ft
check: ft
OK
