Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Your Questions About Brick Fence Cost Per Foot

James asks…Help me solve this question?A retangular garden of area 208 square feet is to be surrounded on 3 sides by a brick wall costing $8 per foot and on on side by a fence costing $5 per foot find the dimensions of the garden such that the cost of the materials is minimized.Mr. Thin Brick answers:Umm

square root of 208*3*8+square root of 208*1*5=cost in dollars when most efficient (a square)Sandra asks…Optimization problem?a rectangular garden of area 408 square feet is to be

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  1. I was going to have to build a fence. But, I have several problems with the idea of a fence. For one thing, my garden is constantly changing size and shape, so I hate to lock myself into a specific area for gardening. wooden fence post

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