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A rectangular bird sancuary is being created with one side along a straight riverbank. The remaining three sides are to be enclosed with a protective fence. If there are 16 km of fence available, find the dimension of the rectangle to maximize the area of the sanctuary.

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Answer: width=4km & length=8km equal to an area of 32km^2

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