farmer ed has 3000 meters of fencing and wants to enclose a rectangle plot that borders on a river. if farmer ed does not fence the side along the river what is the largest area that can be enclosed

Respuesta :

Answer:

area = 1500× 750 = [tex]1125000 m^2[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know area of rectangle  

for length = l m

and width = b m

[tex]A = lb[/tex]  

and perimeter

 

[tex]Perimeter = 2 (length + width)[/tex]

 

but one side  length measures is not  required  because of the  river so

He does not use the fence along the side of the river

 

so we use this formula

Perimeter =  P = L + 2 b

 

Perimeter is 3000 m

[tex]so \ \ 3000 = l +2b[/tex]

[tex]l = 3000 - 2b[/tex]

 so area will be

[tex]A = (3000-2b)b[/tex]

 it  is a quadratic function whose max or min  will

occur at the average of the Solutions.  

 on Solving (3000 - 2b)b = 0  

  3000 - 2b = 0   or b=0

2b =3000

[tex]b =\frac{3000}{2} \\b = 1500 m[/tex]

or [tex]b = 0 m[/tex]

The average of the values are [tex]\frac{(0+1500)}{2} = 750[/tex]

so  for max area  we use b= [tex]750 m[/tex]

The Length is then L=3000 - 2(750) =  3000 - 1500 = 1500

 for max area

length = 1500 m

bredth = 750 m

area = 1500× 750 = [tex]1125000 m^2[/tex]