You have 100 feet of fence to make a rectangular play area alongside the wall of your house. The wall of the house bounds one side. What is the largest size possible (in square feet) for the play area?

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anonymous · Answer

I don't understand... do you have any sketch or something ?

anonymous · Answer

nope, it is an ￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼￼optimization question which is application of derivative!

anonymous · Answer

answer is 50 by 25

anonymous · Answer

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