A rancher with 120 meters of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular region along a river. Find the length and width of the region and the maximum area that can be enclosed.  A) express the area of the region as a function of the length x of the side parallel to the river  what are the dimensions and what is the maximum area

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A rancher with 120 meters of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular region along a river. Find the length and width of the region and the maximum area that can be enclosed. 

A) express the area of the region as a function of the length x of the side parallel to the river 

what are the dimensions and what is the maximum area

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