2) A farmer wanted to plant six different crops in a rectangular field. To protect it from animals that could ruin the crops and to separate the different crops from each other, he decided to enclose and divide a rectangular portion of the field into six equal lots by fences parallel to one of the sides. A total of 15,000 meters of fence are available. Find the area of the largest field that can be enclosed.

2) A farmer wanted to plant six different crops in a rectangular field. To protect it from animals that could ruin the crops and to separate the different crops from each other, he decided to enclose and divide a rectangular portion of the field into six equal lots by fences parallel to one of the sides. A total of 15,000 meters of fence are available. Find the area of the largest field that can be enclosed.

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Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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