A Rancher Has 320 Feet of Fencing to Enclose Two $x = 40.00$

question 78

Multiple Choice

A rancher has 320 feet of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular corrals (see figure) . What dimensions should be used so that the enclosed area will be a maximum?

• A) \(x = 40.00\) and \(y = 53.33\)
• B) \(x = 8.00\) and \(y = 96.00\)
• C) \(x = 16.00\) and \(y = 106.67\)
• D) \(x = 53.33\) and \(y = 40.00\)
• E) \(x = 24.00\) and \(y = 64.00\)

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