A landowner has 475 m of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular space divided into two equal rectangles. The fencing is used to surround the entire region as well as to separate the two rectangles. What is the largest total area that can be enclosed? Maximum area: (sq. m) Length of dividing edge: (m) Width of each rectangle: (m)
A landowner has 475 m of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular space divided into two equal rectangles. The fencing is used to surround the entire region as well as to separate the two rectangles. What is the largest total area that can be enclosed? Maximum area: (sq. m) Length of dividing edge: (m) Width of each rectangle: (m)
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A landowner has 475 m of fencing material with which to enclose a rectangular space divided into two equal rectangles. The fencing is used to surround the entire region as well as to separate the two rectangles. What is the largest total area that can be enclosed?
Maximum area: (sq. m)
Length of dividing edge: (m)
Width of each rectangle: (m)
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