Afarmer wants to build a rectangular pen with 80 feet of fencing. the pen will be built against the wall of the barn so one side of the rectangle won’t need a fence. what dimensions will maximize the area of the pen?

The length of the rectangular pen is

The width of the rectangular pen is

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the length of the rectangular pen

y----> the width of the rectangular pen

we know that

The perimeter of the rectangular pen in this problem is equal to

---> remember that one side of the rectangle won’t need a fence

so

-----> equation A

The area of the rectangular pen is equal to

-----> equation B

Substitute equation A in equation B

The quadratic equation is a vertical parabola open downward

The vertex is a maximum

The x-coordinate of the vertex is the length of the rectangular pen that maximize the area of the pen

The y-coordinate of the vertex is the maximum area of the pen

using a graphing tool

The vertex is the point (40,800)

see the attached figure

so

Find the value of y

---->

therefore

The length of the rectangular pen is

The width of the rectangular pen is

she will travel a distance in the range of 3 - 11 miles

answer:

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