Question

A new race track being built is an oval that is made from a rectangle with a semi-circle on each end. If the entire track is to be fenced in, what is the minimum amount of fencing needed? (Round you=r answer to the nearest foot.): *
length= 50
width=22

Answer 1

Add the 50 ft lengths of the two straight sections (homestretch and backstretch)to the lengths of the two semicircular ends, which add up to the circumference of one circle of diameter D = 22 feet

Perimeter = 100 + 22 pi