SOLUTION: Mr. Reyes wants to enclose the rectangular parking lot beside his house by putting a wire fence on the three sides. If the total length of the wire is 20 meters, find the dimension

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Question 1197881: Mr. Reyes wants to enclose the rectangular parking lot beside his house by putting a wire fence on the three sides. If the total length of the wire is 20 meters, find the dimension of the parking lot that will enclose a maximum area
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for ex: rectangle (l = 2w) beside the house:
3 sides:
w + 2w + w = 20m
w = 5m and length = 10m (5x10 = 50m^2 )