A farmer wished to enclose a rectangular region with 196 meters of fencing in such a way that the length is twice the width and that the region is divided along its length into two equal parts. What is the length and width in meters?
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rektangel, rim-leng=196, leng=2*wide . . . half-rim=98=leng+wide . . . lend+wide=3*wide=98, so wide=98/3=32.6666666666666... leng=2*wide=65.33333333333...
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