document.write( "Question 892291: A farmer wants to enclose a rectangular lot of using 48 meters of fencing materials. If the wall acts as one side of the fence, what is the maximum area that can be fenced? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "            The answer and the solution by @ThePenguin are both incorrect.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The correct answer is 12*24 = 288 square meters for the area.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The optimum dimensions are 12 m width and 24 meters length (along the wall).\r
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