Asked by jaun

Jamila keeps alpacas on a 1-acre, square lot near her home.

She has 6 alpacas and wants to build a fence diagonally to split the herd in two.

If an acre is 209 feet long, how many feet, to the nearest foot, of fencing does Jamila need?

(1 point)
Responses

148 feet
148 feet

362 feet
362 feet

296 feet
296 feet

247 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Diagonal = side × √2 = 209 × √2 ≈ 209 × 1.4142 ≈ 295.57, so to the nearest foot she needs 296 feet of fencing.