A rectangular plot of farmland will be bounded on one side by a river and on the other three sides by a single-strand electric fence. With 700 m of wire at your disposal, what is the largest area you can enclose, and what are its dimensions? The maximum area of the rectangular plot is 61,250 m. The length of the shorter side of the rectangular plot is m. The length of the longer side of the rectangular plot is

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A rectangular plot of farmland will be bounded on one side by a river and on the other three sides by a single-strand electric fence. With 700 m of wire at your disposal,
what is the largest area you can enclose, and what are its dimensions?
The maximum area of the rectangular plot is 61,250 m.
The length of the shorter side of the rectangular plot is
m.
The length of the longer side of the rectangular plot is
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