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                a person plans to fence a pig pen with 100 meters of fencing. Derive a function that determines the area of the pig pen that can be enclosed by the fencing [A(w)] with respect to the pig pens width w. find the maximum area of the pig pen that can be enclosed by the fencing.
            
            
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            hans
            
    a person plans to fence a pig pen with 100 meters of fencing. Derive a function that determines the area of the pig pen that can be enclosed by the fencing [A(w)] with respect to the pig pens width w. find the maximum area of the pig pen that can be enclosed by the fencing.
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                    Answered by
            Steve
            
    If the width is w, the length must be 50-w.
So, the area is
a = w(50-w)
The maximum area is achieved when x=25. You can find what it is.
Note that the max area is when the rectangle is a square.
    
So, the area is
a = w(50-w)
The maximum area is achieved when x=25. You can find what it is.
Note that the max area is when the rectangle is a square.
                    Answered by
            Laurie
            
    Where did the 50 come from?  What exactly does 50 represent?  
    
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