Skippy wishes to plant a vegetable garden along one side of his house. In his garage, he found 28 linear feet of fencing. Since one side of the garden will border the house, Skippy doesn't need fencing along that side. What are the dimensions of the garden (in feet) which will maximize the area of the garden? (Enter your answers from smallest to largest.)  ______ft by ______ ft What is the maximum area (in square feet) of the garden?  _________ft2

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Skippy wishes to plant a vegetable garden along one side of his house. In his garage, he found 28 linear feet of fencing. Since one side of the garden will border the house, Skippy doesn't need fencing along that side. What are the dimensions of the garden (in feet) which will maximize the area of the garden? (Enter your answers from smallest to largest.)
 ______ft by ______ ft
What is the maximum area (in square feet) of the garden?
 _________ft2
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