8. farmer with 750 feet of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one of the sides of the rectangle. What is the largest possible total area of the four pens? What is the domain of the consideration for x?

8. farmer with 750 feet of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one of the sides of the rectangle. What is the largest possible total area of the four pens? What is the domain of the consideration for x?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter8: Areas Of Polygons And Circles

Section8.2: Perimeter And Area Of Polygons

Problem 38E: Examine several rectangles, each with an area of 36 in2, and find the dimensions of the rectangle...

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