SOLUTION: A rectangular pen is to be fenced in against a house with 100 ft. of fencing. Find the dimentions of the pen to give the maximum area. What is the the maximum area?

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Question 403705: A rectangular pen is to be fenced in against a house with 100 ft. of fencing. Find the dimentions of the pen to give the maximum area. What is the the maximum area?
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A rectangular pen is to be fenced in against a house with 100 ft. of fencing. Find the dimentions of the pen to give the maximum area. What is the the maximum area?
Sol'n:
For maximum area with the given perimeter is a square.
thus,
dimensions is 100/4 = 25
25m x 25m for dimension ----answer
25(25)= 625 sq. meter -----answer