consider the following problem: a farmer with 750 ft of fenc- ing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle. what is the largest possible total area of the four pens?

Respuesta :

The largest possible total area of the four pens is 14,062.5 ft.²

What is the area?

A two-dimensional figure's area is the amount of space it takes up. In other terms, it is the amount that counts the number of unit squares that span a closed figure's surface. In general, square units such as square inches, square feet, etc. are used as the standard unit of area.

Diagrams illustrating the situation can be formed adjusting the width of the included diagram illustrating the general situation.

The expression for the total area is  A=( 150- (2Y)/5 ) Y

Reasons:

The given parameter are;

Length of fencing available = 750 ft.

Area to be enclosed = Rectangular

Number of included pens with parallel fencing = Four

Let Y represent the width of the area and let X represent the breadth

Therefore, we have;

2·Y + 5·X = 750

Which gives;

X=(750/5)-(2Y/5)=150-(2Y/5)

The area is therefore;

A=Y [150-(2Y/5)] = 150Y-(2Y²/5)

Differentiate with respect to Y and equate to zero

dA/dY = 150- (4Y/5)=0

Y=(150*5)/4 = 187.5

The width of the maximum area, Y = 187.5 ft.

Which gives;

X=150- (2*187.5)/5 = 75

The breadth of the area, X = 75 ft.

The maximum area,  = Y × X, which gives;

= 187.5 ft. × 75 ft. = 14,062.5 ft.²

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