Question

A rancher has 360 feet of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular corrals. The wall separating the two corrals consists of a single fence. them. What dimensions for one of the individual corrals will produce the largest total area?
Your answer is _____ft
What is the maximum are for the two corrals combined?
Your answer is______ square ft.
divide the fence equally into lengths and widths.
360/2 = 180 for each
There are 4 lengths and 3 widths, so
180/4 = 45
180/3 = 60

each corral is 45x60

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