Mrs. Waterston wants a fence in area for her dog. She has 72 feet of fencing and wants to use all of it to enclose a space with

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Galina-37 [17]

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Mrs. Waterston wants a fence in area for her dog. She has 72 feet of fencing and wants to use all of it to enclose a space with

the greatest possible area. Which dimension will give her a space with the greatest possible area?

Mathematics

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BARSIC [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-29T16:29:27+03:00

BARSIC [14]3 years ago

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Biggest area for smallest perimiter is a circle
she has perimiter aka circumference=2pir

72=2pir
divide both sides by 2
36=pir
divid both sides by pi
11.4592=r
radius=11.4 feet
circle is biggest area