19. A fourth-grade class decides to enclose a rectangular garden with the side of the school as one side of the rectangle. Using 32 feet of fence, a. (5 points) Find the dimensions for which the area is a maximum. b. (2 points) What is the maximum area?
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Let the length of the fence perpendicular to the school building be x feet. Then the length of the fence parallel to the school building is (32 - 2x) feet. Show more…
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