A farmer is constructing three equally-sized pens against the side of a barn for his animals, as shown in the image below. He has 116 feet of fence to construct the pens. No fence is needed along the barn. What is the maximum possible area for one of the pens? You may enter an exact answer or round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Provide your answer below: Maximum area = ft² X X y barn X

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A farmer is constructing three equally-sized pens against the side of a barn for his animals, as shown in the image below. He
has 116 feet of fence to construct the pens. No fence is needed along the barn. What is the maximum possible area for one
of the pens? You may enter an exact answer or round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Provide your answer below:
Maximum area
-
ft²
X
X
y
barn
X
X
Transcribed Image Text:A farmer is constructing three equally-sized pens against the side of a barn for his animals, as shown in the image below. He has 116 feet of fence to construct the pens. No fence is needed along the barn. What is the maximum possible area for one of the pens? You may enter an exact answer or round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Provide your answer below: Maximum area - ft² X X y barn X X
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