Question

I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST, PLS HELP-A farmer has 300 ft of fencing with which to enclose a rectangular pen next to a barn. The barn itself will be used as one of the sides of the enclosed area.
What is the maximum area that can be enclosed by the fencing?

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ft²

Answer 1

The maximum area is the area that uses half the fence (150 ft) for the side parallel to the barn and the other half for the ends of the pen (75 ft each). That area is 11,250 ft^2.