Asked by o

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

247 feet
247 feet

296 feet
296 feet

362 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The diagonal of the square lot is s√2. With s ≈ 209 ft, diagonal ≈ 209·√2 ≈ 209·1.4142 ≈ 295.6 ft, which rounds to 296 feet.

Answer: 296 feet.