A pig farmer wants to enclose 600m^2 for a rectangular pig pen. Three of the sides will consist of fencing, while the remaining sides will consist of an existing stone wall. Two sides of the fence will be of length 'x' metres.

a) Write the length of the third side in terms of 'x'.

b) Show that the total length 'L' in metres of the fence is given by L= (2x) + 600/x

c) What values can 'x' take if the fence length is not to exceed 75cm?

Question

A pig farmer wants to enclose 600m^2 for a rectangular pig pen. Three of the sides will consist of fencing, while the remaining sides will consist of an existing stone wall. Two sides of the fence will be of length 'x' metres.

a) Write the length of the third side in terms of 'x'.

b) Show that the total length 'L' in metres of the fence is given by L= (2x) + 600/x

c) What values can 'x' take if the fence length is not to exceed 75cm?

anonymous · Answer

@Chlorophyll What solver's instruction?

anonymous · Answer

http://openstudy.com/users/jojo14#/updates/50bba431e4b0bcefefa03f05

anonymous · Answer

Oh that, I still don't understand the question, and I didn't understand how that answer would help me.

anonymous · Answer

I didn't vanish? I simply reposted it on this part of the forum as more people look at it so I may have gotten a wider range of answers. And I only posted it once more,that's hardly over and over:L

anonymous · Answer

I don't understand the solvers solution nor do I understand the question:/