The owner of the Rancho Los Feliz has 6000 yd of fencing with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along the straight portion of a river. Fencing is not required along the river, and the length of the fencing parallel to the river is to exceed the length of the fencing perpendicular to it by 1800 yd. Find the area of the enclosed land (in sq yd).
The owner of the Rancho Los Feliz has 6000 yd of fencing with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along the straight portion of a river. Fencing is not required along the river, and the length of the fencing parallel to the river is to exceed the length of the fencing perpendicular to it by 1800 yd. Find the area of the enclosed land (in sq yd).
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The owner of the Rancho Los Feliz has 6000 yd of fencing with which to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along the straight portion of a river. Fencing is not required along the river, and the length of the fencing parallel to the river is to exceed the length of the fencing perpendicular to it by 1800 yd. Find the area of the enclosed land (in sq yd).
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