this is the question:
A farmer uses 800 feet of fencing to construct two square pens.
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<-------------------------------> :800
l------x------l l--- 800-x ---l {no space between "x" and "800-x"}
-if the perimeter of one pen is x feet, what is the area of each of the two pens?
-express the total area of the two pens as y=A(x) and find the maximum area that can be obtained
-would you recommend that the farmer use the fencing to build one square pen or two? explain.
any help would be greatly appreciated! thank youu
A farmer uses 800 feet of fencing to construct two square pens.
image:
<-------------------------------> :800
l------x------l l--- 800-x ---l {no space between "x" and "800-x"}
-if the perimeter of one pen is x feet, what is the area of each of the two pens?
-express the total area of the two pens as y=A(x) and find the maximum area that can be obtained
-would you recommend that the farmer use the fencing to build one square pen or two? explain.
any help would be greatly appreciated! thank youu