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GCSE Maths Coursework:- By Sarah Wolfe, 10Ba2 A farmer has exactly 1000 metres of fencing and wants t fence off plot of level land. I am going to come up with a range of shapes which has a perimeter or circumference of 1000 metres. For each shape I draw I will draw different size ones and find their areas. The reason for finding their areas is because the farmer wants to find a shape with the maximum area. To get started on this exercise, I am first of all going to come with a shape which I think is easiest to use; this will be a rectangle. 1) Perimeter = 450 + 50 + 450 + 50 = 1000m Area = 450 x 50 = 22,500m 2) Perimeter = 400 + 100 + 400 + 100 = 1000m Area = 400 x 100 = 40,000m 3) Perimeter = 385 + 115 + 385 +115 =...

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