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Questiona. A rectangular pen is built with one side against a barn. If 100 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|}{ Barn } \\ \hline 225 & 225 & 225 & 225 \\ \hline \end{tabular} a. To maximize the area of the pen, the sides perpendicular to the barn should be \square m long and the side parallel to the barn should be \square m long. (Type exact answers, using radicals as needed.)

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a. The dimensions that maximize the area are x=25x = 25 m and y=50y = 50 m. b. The dimensions that minimize the fence are x=35x = 3\sqrt{5} m and y=155y = 15\sqrt{5} m.

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