SOLUTION: A landowner wishes to use 3 miles of fencing to enclose an isosceles triangular region of as large an area as possible. What should be the lengths of the sides of the triangle?
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Question 996123: A landowner wishes to use 3 miles of fencing to enclose an isosceles triangular region of as large an area as possible. What should be the lengths of the sides of the triangle?
Let x be the length of the base of the triangle. Write the area as a function of x. [First write the length of the equal-length sides in terms of the base, x, then write the height of the triangle in terms of the base.]
A(x) =
Length of base = _____ miles
Length of the other two (equal-length) sides = ______ miles each
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