A gardener has 920 feet of fencing to fence in a rectangular garden. One side of the garden is bordered by a river and so it does not need any fencing. river garden What dimensions would guarantee that the garden has the greatest possible area? longer side: shorter side: 230 460 ft (feet) ft (feet)
A gardener has 920 feet of fencing to fence in a rectangular garden. One side of the garden is bordered by a river and so it does not need any fencing. river garden What dimensions would guarantee that the garden has the greatest possible area? longer side: shorter side: 230 460 ft (feet) ft (feet)
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![A gardener has 920 feet of fencing to fence in a rectangular garden. One side of the garden is
bordered by a river and so it does not need any fencing.
river
garden
What dimensions would guarantee that the garden has the greatest possible area?
ft (feet)
shorter side: 230
longer side: 460 ft (feet)
greatest possible area: 105800
ft² (square-feet)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff1b92807-7689-451b-ba11-601feb8efc3d%2Ff2ec106b-cbe8-4048-a381-e143ee72a2d7%2F21x367_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A gardener has 920 feet of fencing to fence in a rectangular garden. One side of the garden is
bordered by a river and so it does not need any fencing.
river
garden
What dimensions would guarantee that the garden has the greatest possible area?
ft (feet)
shorter side: 230
longer side: 460 ft (feet)
greatest possible area: 105800
ft² (square-feet)
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