SOLUTION: A school has 1600 feet of fencing available to enclose three playing fields, what is the dimensions tht will maximize the enclose area ?
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Question 882864: A school has 1600 feet of fencing available to enclose three playing fields, what is the dimensions tht will maximize the enclose area ?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming 4 sides, 2L + 2W = Perimeter
The largest area would be a square 400 x 400 (total area = 16,000 sf)
The closer the numbers are together, the larger the area will be.
Can you guess the smallest? 1 x 799 (799 s.f.)
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