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1, a rectangular field is to be enclosed by a fence and divided into two parts by another fence. Find the maximum area that can be enclosed and separated in
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Question 295763: I have 3 questions:
1, a rectangular field is to be enclosed by a fence and divided into two parts by another fence. Find the maximum area that can be enclosed and separated in this way with 800m of fencing. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
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The maximum area would be a square with equal sides
800 meters of fencing needs to enclose 5 sides
800/5=160meters per side plus a dividing fence of 160 meters
160^2=25600 sq meters
