Problema Solution
Greg Middleton, a landscape architect, wishes to fence in two equal areas as illustrated in the figure. If both areas are squares and the total length of fencing used is 91 meters, find the dimensions of each square.
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Assuming this is the drawing of the garden
and also l = 2w (since both areas are squares) we have:
2l + 3w = 91
2*2w + 3w = 91
7w = 91
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w = 13 m
Each square has a side with length equal to 13 meters.