SOLUTION: a farmer has 500 feet of fence with which to enclose a rectangular field. a striaght river bank will be used as a part of fencing on one side of the field.prove that area of the fi

SOLUTION: a farmer has 500 feet of fence with which to enclose a rectangular field. a striaght river bank will be used as a part of fencing on one side of the field.prove that area of the fi

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Question 537035: a farmer has 500 feet of fence with which to enclose a rectangular field. a striaght river bank will be used as a part of fencing on one side of the field.prove that area of the field is greatest when the rectangle is square?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It isn't.
Using 500 ft for 3 sides --> (500/3)^2 sq ft =~ 27,778 sq ft.
Making it 150 by 200 --> 30,000 sq ft.
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So it's disproven.
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