SOLUTION: A family plans to fence in a rectangular patio are behind their house. They have 180 feet of fence to use. One side of the rectangle is the back of the house. What are the dimensio

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Question 1200697: A family plans to fence in a rectangular patio are behind their house. They have 180 feet of fence to use. One side of the rectangle is the back of the house. What are the dimensions of the rectangular region if they want to make the patio area enclosed as large as possible?
Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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See the solution to a TWIN problem in this lesson
    - A farmer planning to fence a rectangular area along the river to enclose the maximal area
free of charge at this site.

Consider this solution as your template. Read it attentively.

Then solve your current problem in the same way.