Farmer Ed has 300 meters of fencing, and wants to enclose a rectangular plot that borders on a river. If Farmer Ed does not fence the side along the river, find the length and width of the plot that will maximize the area. What is the largest area that can be enclosed?
300 minus 2 x
x
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Part 1
The width, labeled x in the figure, is
75 meters.
(Type an integer or decimal.)
Part 2
The length, labeled 300minus2x in the figure, is
enter your response here meters.
(Type an integer or decimal.)
