Julie will build a rectangular pen for her dog against a barn. A wall from the barn will form one side of the pen. She has 32 m of fencing to form the other three sides. She plans to build the pen so that it has its maximum possible area. What will be the dimensions of Julie's pen?

Step-by-step explanation:

x  - the width of the barn

She has 32 m of fencing so for the lenght remain (32-2x) m of fencing:

y = 32 - 2x

Area of the fencing:  A = x•y

A(x) = x•(32 - 2x)

A(x) = -2x² + 32x             ←  quadratic function

The maximum value of quadratic function occurs at:  

a = -2,  b = 32

32-2x = 32 - 2•8 = 16

1. 3.4/4

2. 0.8/7

3. 0.5 x 3

4. 0.9 x 6

5. 10.8

6. 2.35

7. 0.567

8. 9.35

9. 0.02

10. 0.06

11. 0.16

12. 0.42

13. 0.63

14. 5.6

15. 8.1

16. 9.9

17. 0.28

18. 0.48

19. 0.27

20. 0.49

21. 0.45

22. 0.72

23. 0.9

24. 0.88

25. 0.75

26. 0.16

27. 0.328

28. 0.495

29. 0.72

30. 1.068