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The Fencing problem.
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Plan A farmer has exactly 1000 metres of fencing and wants to fence off a plot of level land. The farmer is not concerned about the shape of the plot but it must have a perimeter of 1000 metres. This means that the plot could be: Or any other shape with a perimeter (or circumference) of 1000 metres. The farmer wishes to fence off the plot of land, which contains the maximum area. My task is to investigate the shape, or shapes, that could be used to fence in the maximum area using exactly 1000 metres of fencing each time. To do this experiment to a decent standard I must investigate as many different shapes as possible. From a Triangle to a Circle. I will am going to attempt to collect data from all these shapes so that I can come to a solution for the farmers problem also using all these shapes will help...
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