You have 236 feet of fence to work with. What the maximum area that can be fenced in?

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NewPtone · Answer 1 · 2021-05-03T20:14:42+0000

Answer:

The maximum area is 4434.5 feet square.

Explanation:

The fence maximum area it need to be fenced have to be shaped as circle. First we need to find radius of the circle:

$2*\pi *r=236\\r=37.58$

Maximum area will be fenced is:

$S=\pi *r^(2) =3.14*37.58^2=4434.5$