Need help with dimensions of a corral thats 130m, Algebra! Mom needs help!?
Can anyone help, or send me in the right direction here?
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The fence is on two of the long sides and one of the short sides (the barn takes care of the other short side).
So 2L + (L-20) = 130. Solve to get 3L = 150, or L = 50. So the length of the rectangle is 50 and the width is 30.
You can cancel the contractor, this is cheaper!
the long sides are the same length because the finished’
shape is a rectangle.
the long sides are 20 meters longer than the short side
all the sides total 130meters
call the short side x
call the long sides x + 20
The fence will cover the three sides of the corral.
The formula for the total length of the three sides of
your corral is:
(x + 20) + (x + 20) + x = 130 meters
This can be simplified like this:
x + x + x + 20 + 20 = 130 meters
3x + 40 = 130 meters
3x = 90 meters
x = 30 meters
So the short side of the corral (we called it x ) is 30 meters
The side of the barn is also 30 meters
and that makes the long sides each 50 meters ( x + 20)
So you have a 50 meter by 30 meter corral
Go in to your math teacher and get some good help, each part of this class will build on the last part so make sure you get this part down. It’ll come in handy when you go to build that corral! Good luck.
2) But the barn covers one of the short sides, so you only need to fence 3 sides.
3) So, you have 2 lengths and 1 width that equal 130 meters.
4. l+l+w=130 but l=w+20. SO
5. (w+20)+(w+20)+(w)=130
6. 3w+40=130
3w=130-40
3w=90
w=30 The width is 30 meters, The Length is 20m longer, so the length is 50 meters.
7. the dimensions are 30m by 50m. (30+50+50=130m)
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