SOLUTION: You have a 500-foot roll of fencing and a large field. You want to construct a rectangular playground area. What are the dimensions of the largest such yard? What is the largest

SOLUTION: You have a 500-foot roll of fencing and a large field. You want to construct a rectangular playground area. What are the dimensions of the largest such yard? What is the largest

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Question 353353: You have a 500-foot roll of fencing and a large field. You want to construct a rectangular playground area. What are the dimensions of the largest such yard? What is the largest area?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A square is the largest such yard.
500/4=125' by 125' dimensions of the largest such yard.
Area=125^2=15,625 ft^2
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Ed
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