SOLUTION: A rancher wishes to enclose a rectangular partitioned corral with 1,944 feet of fencing. What dimensions of the corral would enclose the largest possible area?
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Question 1003469: A rancher wishes to enclose a rectangular partitioned corral with 1,944 feet of fencing. What dimensions of the corral would enclose the largest possible area?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well the largest area is enclosed by a square.
Divide 1944 feet by fur to find the side of that square and get
486 feet.
The dimensions are then 486 x 486 feet.
The area is 486 feet ^ 2 or 236,196 square feet.
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