A farmer has 200m of fencing with which to form three sides of a rectangular enclosure, the fourth side being existing wall of the yard. Find...

A farmer has 200m of fencing with which to form three sides of a rectangular enclosure, the fourth side being existing
wall of the yard. Find in metres the dimension of the largest possible area that can be enclosed.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 7, 2019 at 10:56

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