A company plans to enclose three parallel rectangular areas for sorting returned goods. the three areas are within one large rectangular area and 10641064 yd of fencing is available. what is the largest total area that can be enclosed?
Question
Answer:
First get the perimeter
Perimeter: 2l + 2w = 1064 yd
The region inside the fence is the area
Area: A = lw
We need to solve the perimeter formula for either length or
width.
2l + 2w = 1064 yd
2w = 1064 yd – 2l
W = 1064– 2l / 2
W = 532 – l
Now substitute than to the area formula
A = lw
A = l (532 – l)
A = 532 – l^2
Since the equation A represents a quadratic expression,
rewritte the expression with the exponents in descending order
A(l) = -l^2 + 532l
Then look for the value of the x coordinate
l = -b/2a
l = -532/2(-1)
l = -532/-2
l = 266 yards
Plugging in the value into our calculation for area:
A(l) = -l^2 + 532
A(266) = -(266)^2 + 532 (266)
A(266) = 70756+ 141512
= 70756 square yards.
Thus the largest area that
could encompass would be a square where
each side has
a length of
266 yards and a width of:W = 532 – l = 532 – 266 = 266
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