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Fences Coursework 2004 A farmer has exactly 1000m of fencing. With it she wishes to fence off a plot of level land. She isn't concerned about the shape but states that it must be 1000m in perimeter. What she wants to know is what is the maximum area that she can have with that amount of fencing. By drawing scale outlines, I will examine some possible shapes for the plot of lad. In each case I will need to ensure that the perimeter is 1000m, and then I need to obtain the enclosed area. Rectangles The first shapes that I will be investigating are rectangles. I am going to draw three rectangles and see which of the three has the bigger area. There are different types of rectangles that I could draw, including squares. One of my rectangles will be a square so that I can check to see if it has a large area or not. Method; Draw...

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