Rodney has 84 feet of fencing with which to build 3 separate pens for his chickens. The

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Rodney has 84 feet of fencing with which to build 3 separate pens for his chickens. The pens will be adjacent to the chicken coop as shown in the diagram.

Chicken Coop

The square pens are all the same size and will consist of fencing on only 3 sides with the coop on the remaining side. Determine the dimensions of each pen.


Set up an equation that can be used to solve the problem. Solve the equation and determine the desired value(s). When necessary, round answers to the nearest hundredth.

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A Survey Of Mathematics With Applications

ISBN: 9780135740460

11th Edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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