A farmer needs to enclose three sides of a field with a fence (the fourth side is a cliff wall). The farmer has 48 yards

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A farmer needs to enclose three sides of a field with a fence (the fourth side is a cliff wall). The farmer has 48 yards

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A Farmer Needs To Enclose Three Sides Of A Field With A Fence The Fourth Side Is A Cliff Wall The Farmer Has 48 Yards 1
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A farmer needs to enclose three sides of a field with a fence (the fourth side is a cliff wall). The farmer has 48 yards of fence and wants the field to have an area of 286 sq-yards. What should the dimensions of the field be? (For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing two sides); the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side). Additionally, the length should be as long as possible.) length = yards width = yards
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