A rancher has ___
meters of fencing. He will fence a rectangular corral next to a cliff. So, he
will use all of the fencing to make just 3 sides of the rectangle. He wants to
make a corral that will hold as many cattle as possible, so he wants the corral
to contain the largest area possible. How long and how wide should he make the
corral?
Answer this question for:
500
meters of fencing: Length
_____ Width
_____
600
meters of fencing: Length
_____ Width
_____
700
meters of fencing: Length
_____ Width
_____
800
meters of fencing: Length
_____ Width
_____
900
meters of fencing: Length
_____ Width
_____
What advice would you give
anyone who intends to build a rectangular corral that needs only 3 sides of
fencing so that the corral will hold as many cattle as possible?
Make up a problem like this
one that has nothing to do with fencing or corrals.