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A rectangular region

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by ST » Fri May 15, 2009 5:59 am
A rectangular region has a fence along three sides and a wall along the fourth side. The fenced side opposite the wall is twice the length of each of the other two fenced sides. If the area of the rectangular region is 128 square feet, what is the total length of the fence in feet?


a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32
e. 64

Answer is d
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by dmateer25 » Fri May 15, 2009 6:08 am
The fences side opposite the wall = 2x

The shorter fenced sides each = x


Area = 2x^2 = 128
x^2 = 64
x = 8


Now the 3 fences sides = x + x + 2x = 4x

4*8 = 32

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thank you

by ST » Fri May 15, 2009 6:17 am
thank you
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