SOLUTION: A horse breeder wants to construct a corral next to a horse barn that is L=20 feet long, using the barn as part of one side of the corral as shown in the figure above. The breeder

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Question 1085879: A horse breeder wants to construct a corral next to a horse barn that is L=20 feet long, using the barn as part of one side of the corral as shown in the figure above. The breeder has 360 feet of fencing available.
Find the value of x which maximizes the amount of area the corral can enclose:

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. How far above is the figure ?

2. And what is x in the question ?