A hippogriff rancher wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle (see the figure below). He has 970 feet of fencing available to complete the job. What is the largest possible total area of the four pens?

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fibonaccichick666 · Answer

first =D harry potter!!! 
second  we want to write a system of equations that will give us the largest possible area any ideas on how to start or equations that may be helpful in the long run?

anonymous · Answer

constrains are 970ft fencing, P=5x+2y
objective is maximize area A=xy

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

where did you get the 5x+2y=P?

anonymous · Answer

um we set it up in class and thats what we got, could have been a slightly different problem though

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

ohhh the picture ok can you draw it i see where they might have got that from now, but if you could please just draw and label a picture for me

anonymous · Answer

lol how about a nice picture!

anonymous · Answer

https://webwork.uwstout.edu/webwork2_course_files/math-153-002-sp13/tmp/gif/relichn0145-1708-setMath153_HW39_Optimization-prob1--pen.png

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

can you draw one on here and label it please

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

it will help in the long run

anonymous · Answer

nice picture! who said art was dead?

anonymous · Answer

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mertsj · Answer

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