Question

Scott wants to fence three sides of a rectangular exercise yard for his dog. The fourth side of the exercise yard will be a side of the house. He has 200 feet of fencing available. Find the dimensions that will enclose the

maximum area.
a
The fence parallel to the house is
the yard is
feet, the fence perpendicular to the house is
feet and the area of
square feet

Answer 1

66 2/3 66 2/3 4 444.44 ft^2

Explanation:

the largest area will be a square

200/3 = 66 2/3 feet side length