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Question 1144379: I need help on this word problem below. I am terrible at word problems and I have no idea what I am doing. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Joe has 2500 feet of fencing available to enclose a rectangular field. One side of the field lies along a river (no fencing is needed here). For what value of x is the area the largest if you let x represent the length of the side parallel to the river?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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    - A farmer planning to fence a rectangular area along the river to enclose the maximal area
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