A section is 1 mile by 1 mile. How wide is a four-acre (a hint: one acre contains 43,560 sq ft) easement that runs along the western edge of a section?

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Answer:

Wide of 4 acre is              [tex]b=417.42065 feets[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

A section of 1 mile by 1 mile. It means square in shape.

1 acre=43560 sq ft

find out the width of 4 acre section

Area of 4 acre section=4×43560=174240 sq ft

[tex]l\times b=\sqrt{4\times 43560}[/tex]

[tex]b^{2}=\sqrt{4\times 43560}[/tex]              (l=b     square section)    

[tex]b=417.42065 feets[/tex]

Width of section =417.42 feet