9. A rectangular garden is to be fenced in next to a garage so that fencing is needed on three sides only. If 40 feet of fencing is used, what is the maximum area that can be enclosed? Also find the dimensions of the garden with the largest area. Answer: x = __________, y = __________ and Maximum area = __________
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Since the garden is next to the garage, we only need fencing on three sides, so the total length of the fencing is x + 2y = 40. Show more…
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