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The Fencing Problem.
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The Fencing Problem A farmer has brought 1000 metres of fencing. With this fencing he wants to enclose an area of land. The farmer wants the fencing to enclose an area of the largest size. I will investigate different shapes the fencing can make to achieve the largest area. Firstly I am going to investigate: Squares I am investigate the use of a square with a maximum area and a 1000m perimeter. The general formula to work out the area for this square is: AREA= xy NOT TO SCALE As the square has four equal sides there can only be one length of each side and one overall area. The length of this side must be: 1000m ÷ 4 = 250m NOT TO SCALE Therefore the maximum area of the square is 62500m². As I know this, I do not need to display my results in a table or graph as there is only one possible...
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