A farmer has 1,200 feet of fencing and wants to fence off a rectangular field that borders a straight river. He needs no fence along the river. Write the function that will produce the largest area if x is the short side of the rectangle.

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anonymous · Answer

hi, how can i help?

compassionate · Answer

Okay. So first off, we know the farmer has 1,200 feet of fencing and he wants to fence off a rectangular field. 

First find out how much of an area a rectangle encompassed by 1,200 feet (perimeter) has.