A rectangular playground is to be fenced off and divided in two by another fence parallel to one side of the playground. Three hundred and sixty feet of fencing is used. Find the dimensions of the playground that maximize the total enclosed area. What is the maximum area? The smaller dimension is feet. The larger dimension is feet. The maximum area is square feet.

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A rectangular playground is to be fenced off and divided in two by another fence parallel to one side of the playground. Three hundred
and sixty feet of fencing is used. Find the dimensions of the playground that maximize the total enclosed area. What is the maximum area?
The smaller dimension is feet.
The larger dimension is
feet.
The maximum area is
square feet.
Transcribed Image Text:A rectangular playground is to be fenced off and divided in two by another fence parallel to one side of the playground. Three hundred and sixty feet of fencing is used. Find the dimensions of the playground that maximize the total enclosed area. What is the maximum area? The smaller dimension is feet. The larger dimension is feet. The maximum area is square feet.
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