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Question 233285: This is a word problem. A farmer wishes to enclose a pasture that is bordered on one side by a river (one of the four sides wont require fencing) She has decided to create a rectangular shape for the area, and will use barbed wire to create the enclosure. There are 600 feet of wire available for this project, and she will use all the wire. What is the maximum area that can be enclosed by the fence? Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
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