40 meters

Forty meters of wire mesh are needed to fence a rectangular garden. One dimension is 5 meters. What is the second dimension?

Correct answer:

b =  15 m

Step-by-step explanation:

o=40 m a=5 m  o = 2(a+b) b=(o2 a)/2=(402 5)/2=15 m



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