Answer:
6 units
Step-by-step explanation:
A = lw
l = w + 2
48 = lw
48 = (w + 2)w
48 = w² + 2w
0 = w² + 2w - 48
Quadratic equation results =
w = 6 or w = -8
But the measure could not be negative, therefore w = 6
Answer:
elimination
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
x=1.6 and x=13.4
Step-by-step explanation:
First we must bring -3x over to the left side by addin git the both sides
Let's look at the picture, let's imagine that the gray line is the perimeter fence and that the red OR the blue is the one dividing it. We can see that the blue line is longer than the red one, so it will be advantageous, to have a bigger area, to have the dividing fence the smallest possible.
Let's say then that the width (W) is bigger (or equal) to the length (L), so we have:

The area is W*L, so we have

this function is a parabola facing down, its zeros are 0 and 80, therefore its maximum is when L=40
hence, L=40 and W=(240-120)/2=60
It will be a rectangle, measuring 60x40 and the divinding fence will be 40