SOLUTION: You Have 200 feet of fencing material to make a pen for livestock. If you make a rectangular pen, what is the maximum area you can fence in? Extend the table below to determine

Question 431929: You Have 200 feet of fencing material to make a pen for livestock. If you make a rectangular pen, what is the maximum area you can fence in?
Extend the table below to determine the anwer.
Base=5 Perimeter=200 Height=? Area=?
Base=20 Perimeter=200 Height=? Area=?
-- I need Help in finding the Height and Area to determine the answer--
Please help Me (:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

 200 feet of fencing material

 2W + 2L = 200  OR W +L = 100  OR L = 100-W

The sum for the length and width is 100.

Area(pen) = L*W  OR (100-W)*W

 5*95   = 475

 10*90  = 900

 20*80  = 1600

 40*60  = 2400

 50*50  = 2500   Square Pen 50ft on a side will give the maximum Area 

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