Optimization help please.
A rancher wants to fence in a rectangular area of 29600 square feet in a field and then divide the region in half with a fence down the middle parallel to one side. What is the smallest length of fencing that will be required to do this?

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Optimization help please.
A rancher wants to fence in a rectangular area of 29600 square feet in a field and then divide the region in half with a fence down the middle parallel to one side. What is the smallest length of fencing that will be required to do this?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Divide area in half

29600/2 = 14,800

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