Dimensions of a Garden A gardener has 100 meters of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular gardens (see figure). The gardener wants the enclosed area to be 350 square meters. What dimensions should the gardener use to obtain this area ? 4x + 3y = 100 %3D

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A farmer has 600 meters of fencing available to enclose a rectangular field that borders a straight river. The side against the river does not need any fencing. What dimensions will guarantee the largest possible area? Be sure to show your work. The length of the side perpendicular to the shore (x) should be _______________feet and the length of the side parallel to the shore should be ______________feet.

Suppose you use exactly 222 feet of wire fencing to enclose a rectangular grazing area for your goats. If the grazing area is half as long as it is wide, find its dimensions. Length: Width: FINISH