Question

A farmer is building a fence to enclose a rectangular area against an existing wall, shown in the figure below. Three of the sides will require fencing and the fourth wall already exists. If the farmer has 176 feet of fencing,

what is the largest area the farmer can enclose?

Answer 1

Answer: 46 ft by 92 ft

Explanation:

The largest area is enclosed when half the fence is used parallel to the wall and the other half is used for the two ends of the fenced area perpendicular to the wall. Half the fence is 184 ft/2 = 92 ft. Half that is used for each end of the enclosure.