SOLUTION: A rancher has 240 yards of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular meadow (the fourth side is a cliff wall and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of th

Question 1047919: A rancher has 240 yards of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular meadow (the fourth side is a cliff wall and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of the meadow with the largest possible area.(For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing two sides); the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side).)
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A rancher has 240 yards of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular meadow (the fourth side is a cliff wall and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of the meadow with the largest possible area.(For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing two sides); the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side).)
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Max area --> L = 2W
Do you need proof?
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PS Having livestock fall off a cliff is not very clever.
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