A piece of land is in the shape of a square and its area is 1000 m². This has to be fenced using barbed wire. The barbed wire is available only in integral lengths. What is the minimum length of the barbed wire that has to be bought for this purpose?

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Solution

Let L be the perimeter of square land.

Now,

126² = 15876 < 16000 < 127² = 16129

Here, 16000 is nearer to 16129.

Hence, the minimum length of the wire is 127 m.

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A piece of land is in the shape of a square and its area is 1000 m2. This has to be fenced using barbed wire. The barbed wire is available only in integral lengths. What is the minimum length of the barbed wire that has to be bought for this purpose?

Let L be the perimeter of square land. Now, 1262 = 15876 < 16000 < 1272 = 16129 Here, 16000 is nearer to 16129. Hence, the minimum length of the wire is 127 m.

A piece of land is in the shape of a square and its area is 1000 m². This has to be fenced using barbed wire. The barbed wire is available only in integral lengths. What is the minimum length of the barbed wire that has to be bought for this purpose?

Let L be the perimeter of square land.

Now,

126² = 15876 < 16000 < 127² = 16129

Here, 16000 is nearer to 16129.

Hence, the minimum length of the wire is 127 m.