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A rectangular playground is to be fenced off and divided in two by another fence parallel to one side of the playground. Three hundred feet of fencing is used. Find the dimensions of the playground that maximize the total enclosed area. What is the maximum area?

User Patrycja K
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Let the length of the playground be l and breadth of the playground be b.

Therefore the total fencing required is:


2l+3w=300

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