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Challenge: You have a 500-foot roll of chain link fencing and a large field. You want to fence in a rectangular

playground area. What are the dimensions of the largest such playground area you can enclose? What is the area

of the playground?

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  1. 8 August, 16:05
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    Dimensions of the rectangular area:

    x = 125 ft

    y = 125 ft

    A (max) = 15625 ft²

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Lets call x and y the wide and the height of the rectangular area. And P the perimeter

    Then

    A = x*y

    And as we have 500 ft of fencing material

    P = 2*x + 2*y ⇒ 500 = 2*x + 2*y ⇒ y = (500 - 2x) / 2

    y = 250 - x

    Then rectangular area is:

    A = x * y ⇒ A (x) = x * (250 - x) ⇒ A (x) = 250*x - x²

    Taking derivatives on both sides of the equation we get:

    A' (x) = 250 - 2*x

    A' (x) = 0 250 - 2*x = 0 ⇒ 2x = 250 ⇒ x = 125 ft

    And y = 250 - x ⇒ y = 125 ft

    We really got a square of side 125 ft

    The area

    A (max) = 125*125 = 15625 ft²
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