Kevin wants to build a rectangular pen for his animals. One

Last updated: 8/7/2022

Kevin wants to build a rectangular pen for his animals. One side of the pen will be against the barn; the other three sides will be enclosed with wire fencing. If Kevin has 850 feet of fencing, what dimensions would maximize the area of the pen? a) Let ω be the length of the pen perpendicular to the barn. Write an equation to model the area of the pen in terms of ω. Area = ______________ b) What width ω would maximize the area? ω = ______________