SOLUTION: Alex has 20 m of barbed wire to fence a rectangular lot. What are the dimensions of the lot that will contain the maximum area?
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Question 1166281: Alex has 20 m of barbed wire to fence a rectangular lot. What are the dimensions of the lot that will contain the maximum area?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 meter length and 5 meter width
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