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Have you ever had a problem and did not know what to do? How did you solve your problem? Mathematically, you can solve your problems also by thinking in certain ways.
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Were you successful?
Can you move on to another problem?
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Now try the one below!!
Problem:
A farmer with 750 feet of fencing wishes to build a rectangular enclosure for his livestock, and, then, to divide it into four pens (to separate those animals with foot and mouth disease) with fencing parallel to one side of the enclosure.
What is the largest possible total area of the four pens? |
