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Questiona. A rectangular pen is built with one side against a barn. If 400 m of fencing are used for the other three sides of the pen, what dimensions maximize the area of the pen? b. A rancher plans to make four identical and adjacent rectangular pens against a barn, each with an area of 225 m2225 \mathrm{~m}^{2}. What are the dimensions of each pen that minimize the amount of fence that must be used? \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{ Bam } \\ \hline 225 & 225 & 225 & 225 \\ \hline \end{tabular} a. To maximize the area of the pen, the sides perpendicular to the barn should be 100 m long and the side parallel to the barn should be 200 m long. (Type exact answers, using radicals as needed.) b. To minimize the amount of fence that must be used, each of the sides perpendicular to the barn should be 33 m long and each of the sides parallel to the barn should be 35 m3 \sqrt{5} \mathrm{~m} long. (Type exact answers, using radicals as needed.)

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a. Dimensions to maximize area: 100 m\text{100 m} perpendicular to the barn and 200 m\text{200 m} parallel to the barn. b. Dimensions of each pen to minimize fencing: 15 m\text{15 m} perpendicular to the barn and 15 m\text{15 m} parallel to the barn.

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