Question

Steve is turning half of his backyard into a chicken pen. His backyard is a 24-meter by 45-meter rectangle. He wants to put a chicken wire fence along the west side of the yard, the south side of the yard, and along the diagonal connecting the northwest to the southeast corner of the yard.

How many meters of fencing will Steve need to fully enclose this area?

Answer 1

For the diagonal take square root of the sum of the other two sides, which are 24m and 45m as south side and west side will be attached making them the breadth and length of the backyard. Diagonal= 51 m. Perimeter = 51+ 24 + 45 = 120 metres. Length of fencing = 120 metres