SOLUTION: You Have 200 feet of fencing material to make a pen for livestock. If you make a rectangular pen, what is the maximum area you can fence in?
Extend the table below to determine
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Question 431929: You Have 200 feet of fencing material to make a pen for livestock. If you make a rectangular pen, what is the maximum area you can fence in?
Extend the table below to determine the anwer.
Base=5 Perimeter=200 Height=? Area=?
Base=20 Perimeter=200 Height=? Area=?
-- I need Help in finding the Height and Area to determine the answer--
Please help Me (: Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi
200 feet of fencing material
2W + 2L = 200 OR W +L = 100 OR L = 100-W
The sum for the length and width is 100.
Area(pen) = L*W OR (100-W)*W
5*95 = 475
10*90 = 900
20*80 = 1600
40*60 = 2400
50*50 = 2500 Square Pen 50ft on a side will give the maximum Area
