Christ is building a rectangular where the front and back are 5' each. The perimeter of the dog house needs to be 28'. How long will each side of the dog house be?
2(5+s) = 28
s = 9
To determine the length of each side of the dog house, we need to first find the length of the two remaining sides.
Given that the front and back sides are each 5 feet long, we can subtract their combined length from the total perimeter of 28 feet:
Perimeter = 2 * (Length + Width)
28 = 2 * (5 + Width)
Dividing both sides by 2:
14 = 5 + Width
Subtracting 5 from both sides:
Width = 14 - 5 = 9 feet
Therefore, the two remaining sides of the rectangular dog house will each be 9 feet long.