SOLUTION: Mr. Smith bought 40 meters of fencing to make an enclosure for his dog Spot. If Mr. Smith makes a rectangular enclosure, what is teh largest area it can have?
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Question 231306: Mr. Smith bought 40 meters of fencing to make an enclosure for his dog Spot. If Mr. Smith makes a rectangular enclosure, what is teh largest area it can have?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A square is the largest area of a rectangle
10x10
100sq meters
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