1. You have 300 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular plot that borders on a river. If you do
not fence the side along the river, find the length and width of the plot that will maximize
the area. What is the largest area that can be enclosed?
The width, labeled x in the figure, is
(Type an integer or decimal.)
The length, labeled 300-2x in the figure, is
(Type an integer or decimal.)
The largest area that can be enclosed is
(Tyne an integer or decimal.)
feet.
feet.
square feet.
X
River
300-2x