A rancher has 200 meters of fence with which to enclose three sides of a rectangular plot (the fourth
side is a river and will not require fencing). Find the dimensions of the plot with the largest possible
area. (For the purpose of this problem, the width will be the smaller dimension (needing two sides);
the length with be the longer dimension (needing one side).)
length=
width=
meters
meters
What is the largest area possible for this plot?
area =
meters-squared
Enter your answers as numbers. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredths.
