One side of a rectangular yard is bounded by the side of a house. The other three sides are to be fenced with 475 ft of fencing. The length of fence opposite the house is 20 ft less than either of the other two sides. Find the dimensions (in ft) of the yard. shorter side ft longer side ft
One side of a rectangular yard is bounded by the side of a house. The other three sides are to be fenced with 475 ft of fencing. The length of fence opposite the house is 20 ft less than either of the other two sides. Find the dimensions (in ft) of the yard. shorter side ft longer side ft
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![One side of a rectangular yard is bounded by the side of a house. The other three sides are to be fenced with 475 ft of fencing. The length of fence opposite the house is 20 ft less than either
of the other two sides. Find the dimensions (in ft) of the yard.
shorter side
ft
longer side
ft](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa5bdb4ac-6ebf-4e62-b2b9-ef945c39bf06%2F3c922ec7-c704-4f1c-aa9e-d636a5ec9403%2Fs22d8k_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:One side of a rectangular yard is bounded by the side of a house. The other three sides are to be fenced with 475 ft of fencing. The length of fence opposite the house is 20 ft less than either
of the other two sides. Find the dimensions (in ft) of the yard.
shorter side
ft
longer side
ft
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