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Rachel is building a fence around her yard. She wants to create a square area that will have an area of 150 m. If the fencing has been cut into 1m lengths, how much fencing will Rachel need?

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Rachel will need 49 meters of fencing.

Step-by-step explanation:

From Geometry we know that area of the square ([tex]A[/tex]), measured in square meters, is represented by the following formula:

[tex]A = l^{2}[/tex] (Eq. 1)

Where [tex]l[/tex] is the side length of the square, measured in meters.

The length of the square is now cleared:

[tex]l = \sqrt{A}[/tex]

If we know that [tex]A = 150\,m^{2}[/tex], then the side length is:

[tex]l =\sqrt{150\,m^{2}}[/tex]

[tex]l \approx 12.247\,m[/tex]

The total amount of fencing is equal to the perimeter of the square ([tex]p[/tex]), measured in meters, that is:

[tex]p = 4\cdot l[/tex] (Eq. 2)

If we know that [tex]l = 12.247\,m[/tex], then the perimeter of the square is:

[tex]p = 4\cdot (12.247\,m)[/tex]

[tex]p = 48.988\,m[/tex]

As fencing is cut into 1-m lengths, we need to round this number up to the nearest integer. That is:

[tex]p = 49\,m[/tex]

Rachel will need 49 meters of fencing.

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