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emmainna [20.7K]
3 years ago
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Farmer Ed has 950 meters of​ fencing, and wants to enclose a rectangular plot that borders on a river. If Farmer Ed does not fen

ce the side along the​ river, find the length and width of the plot that will maximize the area. What is the largest area that can be​ enclosed?
Mathematics
1 answer:
natulia [17]3 years ago
6 0

The perimeter for this case is given by:

P = y + 2x

Substituting values we have:

y + 2x = 950

The area is given by:

A = x * y

Writing the area based on a variable we have:

A (x) = x * (950 - 2x)\\A (x) = -2x ^ 2 + 950x

We derive the area to obtain the maximum of the function:

A '(x) = -4x + 950

We equal zero and clear x:

-4x + 950 = 0\\4x = 950\\x = 950/4\\x = 237.5

Then, the other dimension is given by:

y = 950 - 2x\\y = 950 - 2 * (237.5)\\y = 475

Finally the maximum area is:

A = (237.5) * (475)\\A = 112812.5 m ^ 2

Answer:

The length and width of the plot that will maximize the area are:

x = 237.5 m\\y = 475 m

The largest area that can be enclosed is:

A = 112812.5 m ^ 2

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