Sheep Pen 6B
A farmer has 40 metres of fencing, and he wants to make a rectangular sheep pen. He wants to make the area inside the sheep pen as large as possible.
Using the table below to help you, can you complete a spreadsheet to find the length of sides that make the largest possible area within the sheep pen?
Length of side A Length of side B How many metres are left Length of side B Length of Sheep Pen 20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
040
0
0
0
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