Jason has 36m of fence. Here are 3 different ways he can fence his pool.

Question

a. he makes a square fence

b. the length of the fence is twice its width

c. jason only needs fencing on three sides. the unfenced area is 8m

For each above:

i) find the dimensions of the region fenced.

ii) find the area of the region fenced .

Answer 1

a) 9+9+9+9

81sq/ft

b) 3w=18

w=6

l=12

c) Since the extra area is 8sq/m; the length is 12m. Using 24m the square is 6*6m. area is 36sq/m.