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The garden is rectangular with its width 6 metres less than the length and the area of the land is 27m³. Determine a) Dimensions of the land, b) The total distance to be fenced.

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a

9 m9 \text{ m}

3 m3 \text{ m}

b

24 m24 \text{ m}

c
24,000

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Part a· 4 steps

Dimensions of the land

  1. Define variables and set up equations based on the given information.

    Let LL be the length of the garden and WW be the width.
    From the problem, the width is 6 meters less than the length:

    W=L−6W = L - 6

    The area of the rectangular garden is 27 m2^2:

    L×W=27L \times W = 27
  2. Substitute the expression for WW into the area equation and form a quadratic equation.

    L(L−6)=27L(L - 6) = 27 L2−6L=27L^2 - 6L = 27 L2−6L−27=0L^2 - 6L - 27 = 0
  3. Solve the quadratic equation for LL.

    We can factor the quadratic equation:

    (L−9)(L+3)=0(L - 9)(L + 3) = 0

    This gives two possible values for LL:

    L−9=0  ⟹  L=9L - 9 = 0 \implies L = 9 L+3=0  ⟹  L=−3L + 3 = 0 \implies L = -3

    Since length cannot be negative, we take L=9L = 9 meters.

  4. Calculate the width WW.

    Using the relationship W=L−6W = L - 6:

    W=9−6W = 9 - 6 W=3 metersW = 3 \text{ meters}

    The dimensions of the land are 9 meters by 3 meters.
    The dimensions of the land are: Length = 9 m\boxed{9 \text{ m}}, Width = 3 m\boxed{3 \text{ m}}.

Part b

24 m24 \text{ m}

The total distance to be fenced.

  1. The total distance to be fenced is the perimeter of the rectangular garden.

    The formula for the perimeter PP of a rectangle is P=2(L+W)P = 2(L + W).

  2. Substitute the calculated length and width into the perimeter formula.

    P=2(9 m+3 m)P = 2(9 \text{ m} + 3 \text{ m}) P=2(12 m)P = 2(12 \text{ m}) P=24 mP = 24 \text{ m}

    The total distance to be fenced is 24 m\boxed{24 \text{ m}}.

Part c24,000

The cost of fencing the banana

  1. Calculate the cost per meter of fencing.

    The cost for 10 meters of fence is 10,000.
    Cost per meter =10,00010 m=1,000 per meter= \frac{10,000}{10 \text{ m}} = 1,000 \text{ per meter}

  2. Calculate the total cost for fencing 24 meters.

    Total cost =Total distance×Cost per meter= \text{Total distance} \times \text{Cost per meter}
    Total cost =24 m×1,000 per meter= 24 \text{ m} \times 1,000 \text{ per meter}
    Total cost =24,000= 24,000
    The total cost of fencing is 24,000\boxed{24,000}.

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