SOLUTION: A farmer has 500 feet of fencing and wants to fence in a rectangular area next to a straight river. What are the dimensions of the field with largest possible area, assuming that n
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Question 359615: A farmer has 500 feet of fencing and wants to fence in a rectangular area next to a straight river. What are the dimensions of the field with largest possible area, assuming that no fencing is needed along the river?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
500/3=166.67
166.67^2=27,778.8 sq ft
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