A rancher has 240 yards of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular field (the fourth side is a cliff wall and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of the field with the largest possible area. (For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing two sides); the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side).) yards yards length = width = What is the largest area possible for this field? yards-squared area =

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A rancher has 240 yards of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular field (the fourth
side is a cliff wall and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of the field with the largest
possible area. (For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing
two sides); the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side).)
length
yards
width =
yards
What is the largest area possible for this field?
area =
yards-squared
Enter your answers as numbers. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredths.
Transcribed Image Text:A rancher has 240 yards of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular field (the fourth side is a cliff wall and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of the field with the largest possible area. (For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing two sides); the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side).) length yards width = yards What is the largest area possible for this field? area = yards-squared Enter your answers as numbers. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredths.
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