Question

I really need help on this problem!!

Mr.Allen wants to build a pen as large as possible for his pigs but unfortunately he can’t afford it and can only afford 24 feet of fencing he does not want his pigs to get out so there should be no gaps of holes in the pen

1. What the largest possible pen he can make for his pigs using the fencing he has . Draw out the different fences you can crest on a graph paper

2. What shape provided the largest area for his pigs

Answer 1

a rectangle would provide the largest area for the pigs