You are to fence off two rectangular garden beds of the same size in such a way that they share one side. Given that you have 120m of fence, what is the maximum total area (in m2) that you can fence off in this way?
You are to fence off two rectangular garden beds of the same size in such a way that they share one side. Given that you have 120m of fence, what is the maximum total area (in m2) that you can fence off in this way?
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you can fence off in this way?
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