SOLUTION: a farmer has 60m of chicken wire to enclose a rectangular yard for his chickens. find the dimensions that will give maximum area. write equations to express the perimeter and the

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: a farmer has 60m of chicken wire to enclose a rectangular yard for his chickens. find the dimensions that will give maximum area.
write equations to express the perimeter and the area in terms of the length and width. This question is from textbook

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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A square will give the maximum area.
60/4=15
L=15
w=15
15^2=225 m^2
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Ed