Farmer Ed has 9,000 meters of fencing, 
 and wants to enclose a rectangular plot 
 that borders on a river. If Farmer Ed 
 does not fence the side along the river, 
 what is the largest area that can be 
 enclosed? 
 х 
 9,500 –2x 
 ..... 
 The largest area that can be enclosed is 
 square meters. 
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