SOLUTION: You have 600 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular lot that "BOARDERS ON A RIVER." If you DO NOT fence the side along the river, find the lenght and width of a plot that will ma
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Question 447666: You have 600 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular lot that "BOARDERS ON A RIVER." If you DO NOT fence the side along the river, find the lenght and width of a plot that will maximize the area. What is the largest area that can be enclosed?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
600 feet of fencing =3n
3n=600
n=200
The largest area is 200' by 200'; which is 40,000 sq. ft..
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