Question

The owner of the rancho bar x wishes to use 2400 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along the straight portion of a river and then sub divide it into three parts by means of two pieces of fencing perpendicular to the river bank. No fencing is required along the river. What is the largest area that can be enclosed and what are its dimensions

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The owner of the rancho bar x wishes to use 2400 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular piece of grazing land along the straight portion of a river and then subdivide it into three parts by means of two pieces of fencing perpendicular to the river bank. No fencing is required along the river.