A dog trainer has 70 ft of fencing with which to create a rectangular work area for dogs. If the trainer wants to enclose an area of 234 ft^2, what will be the dimensions of the work area? _______________ ft (smaller value) _______________ ft (larger value)

A dog trainer has 70 ft of fencing with which to create a rectangular work area for dogs. If the trainer wants to enclose an area of 234 ft^2, what will be the dimensions of the work area? _ ft (smaller value) _ ft (larger value)

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

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Chapter11: Topics From Analytic Geometry

Section11.3: Hyperbolas

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_______________ ft (smaller value)

_______________ ft (larger value)

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