A gardener has 100 meters of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular gardens (see figure). The gardener wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the gardener use to obtain this area

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A gardener has 100 meters of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular gardens (see figure). The gardener wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the gardener use to obtain this area? 

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A gardener has 100 meters of fencing with which to enclose two adjacent rectangular garden plots (see figure).
The gardener wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the gardener use to
obtain this area?
y
X
Transcribed Image Text:Problem Statement: A gardener has 100 meters of fencing with which to enclose two adjacent rectangular garden plots (see figure). The gardener wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the gardener use to obtain this area? y X
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