Respuesta :
We know that
• The gardener used at most 56 feet of fencing.
,• The length of the fence is four feet longer than the width.
Remember that the perimeter of a rectangle is defined by
[tex]P=2(w+l)[/tex]Now, let's use the given information to express as inequality.
[tex]2(w+l)\leq56[/tex]However, we have to use another expression that relates the width and length.
[tex]l=w+4[/tex]Since the length is 4 units longer than the width. We replace this last expression in the inequality.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2(w+w+4)\leq56 \\ 2(2w+4)\leq56 \\ 2w+4\leq\frac{56}{2} \\ 2w+4\leq28 \\ 2w\leq28-4 \\ 2w\leq24 \\ w\leq\frac{24}{2} \\ w\leq12 \end{gathered}[/tex]The largest width possible is 12 feet.
Now, we look for the length.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2(12+l)\leq56 \\ 24+2l\leq56 \\ 2l\leq56-24 \\ 2l\leq32 \\ l\leq\frac{32}{2} \\ l\leq16 \end{gathered}[/tex]