Concept explainers
To find: The length and width of the garden.
Answer to Problem 41E
The length of garden is 60 ft and the width of garden is 40 ft.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Perimeter of the garden is 200 ft.
Area of the garden is
Calculation:
Let the width of garden be x and length of garden be y.
Tabulate the given information into the language of algebra.
In words | In Algebra |
Width of garden | x |
Length of garden | y |
Perimeter of garden |
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Area of garden |
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Model the equation for the above information.
Simplify equation (1) for x,
Substitute
Simplify the above equation,
The length of the garden is 60 ft.
Substitute 60 for y in equation (3),
The width of garden is 40 ft.
Thus, the length of garden is 60 ft and the width of garden is 40 ft.
Chapter 1 Solutions
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