A rectangular play area adjacent to a school is to be enclosed using 200 m of fencing. Three sides of the play area will be fenced while the wall of the school will create the fourth side. Determine the dimensions of the maximum area that can be produced by using this amount of fencing.

A rectangular play area adjacent to a school is to be enclosed using 200 m of fencing. Three sides of the play area will be fenced while the wall of the school will create the fourth side. Determine the dimensions of the maximum area that can be produced by using this amount of fencing.

College Algebra

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Chapter5: Polynomial And Rational Functions

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