For the following exercises, write a system of equations that represents the situation. Then, solve the system

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For the following exercises, write a system of equations that represents the situation. Then, solve the system using the inverse of a matrix.

A farmer constructed a chicken coop out of chicken wire, wood, and plywood. The chicken wire cost $2 per square foot, the wood $10 per square foot, and the plywood $5 per square foot. The farmer spent a total of $51, and the total amount of materials used was 14 ft2 . He used 3 ft2 more chicken wire than plywood. How much of each material in did the farmer use?

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Precalculus

ISBN: 9781938168345

1st Edition

Authors: Jay Abramson

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