Stuckonproblems
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A farmer must use 100 feet of fencing and an existing 20 feet side of a shed to enclose a rectangular pen. Find the dimensions of x and y of the enclosure resulting in maximum area.
____20 ft______
l_____________ l
l______SHED___l
l_____________l
l_____________l_______
l____________________l
l____________________l y
l____________________l
l____________________l
l____________________l
___________x
I'm stuck on this problem could you guys correct my area and then show me the steps of how to find the maximum area. Thanks
Area = (x-20)x*y ?
____20 ft______
l_____________ l
l______SHED___l
l_____________l
l_____________l_______
l____________________l
l____________________l y
l____________________l
l____________________l
l____________________l
___________x
I'm stuck on this problem could you guys correct my area and then show me the steps of how to find the maximum area. Thanks
Area = (x-20)x*y ?
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