Question

a rancher has 1000 yd of fencing and wants to use it to build a rectangular enclosure around the straight portion of a river. if no fencing is needed along the river, what is the total area of the largest possible enclosure he can build?

Answer 1

The largest possible rectangular enclosure that the rancher can build will be a square.

To find the length of each side of the square, divide the total amount of fencing by 4 (since there are 4 sides to a square):

1000 / 4 = 250

Each side of the square will be 250 yards long, so the total area of the enclosure will be:

250 * 250 = 62,500 square yards.

Therefore, the total area of the largest possible enclosure he can build is 62,500 square yards.