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The owner of a ranch has 1,000 yards of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along a straight portion of a river. If fencing is not required along the river, what are the dimensions of the pasture having the largest area? What is the largest area?

The owner of a ranch has 1,000 yards of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along a straight portion of a river. If fencing is not required along the river, what are the dimensions of the pasture having the largest area? What is the largest area?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
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The owner of a ranch has 1,000 yards of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along a straight portion of a river. If fencing is not required along the river, what are the dimensions of the pasture having the largest area? What is the largest area? The side opposite the river is yards, Preview the other two sides are each yards, Preview which means the area is square yards. Preview
Transcribed Image Text:The owner of a ranch has 1,000 yards of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along a straight portion of a river. If fencing is not required along the river, what are the dimensions of the pasture having the largest area? What is the largest area? The side opposite the river is yards, Preview the other two sides are each yards, Preview which means the area is square yards. Preview
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