what are all the rectangular pens you can build with 16 yds of fencing
2 answers
What size pens? For turtles, rabbits, cattle, or elephants?
Using only whole numbers for lengths and widths
1 by 7
2 by 6
3 by 5
4 by 4 ---> notice that the sum is always 8
if you allow sides with fractional measurement, then there would be an infinite number of cases
e.g.
2.5 by 5.5
.....
3.412 by 4.588
.....
etc --------> notice that the sum is always 8
1 by 7
2 by 6
3 by 5
4 by 4 ---> notice that the sum is always 8
if you allow sides with fractional measurement, then there would be an infinite number of cases
e.g.
2.5 by 5.5
.....
3.412 by 4.588
.....
etc --------> notice that the sum is always 8