A family wants to build a rectangular garden on one side of a barn. If 600 feet of fencing is available to use, then what is the area of the largest garden that could be built? (A)Define a function that relates the area enclosed by the fence (in 〖ft.〗^2) in terms of its length (in ft.)
(B) What is the practical domain of this function?
(C) What is the largest area that the fence could enclose?

(A)

               (B) Length varies between 1 and 150

               (C) Largest area is 22500ft²

Step-by-step explanation: Suppose length is l and width is w.

The rectangular garden has perimeter of 600ft, which is mathematically represented as

Area of a rectangle is calculated as

Now, we have a system of equations:

Isolate w, so we have l:

w = 300 - l

Substitute in the area equation:

A = l(300 - l)

A = 300l - l²

(A) Function of area in terms of length is given by A = 300l - l²

(B) The practical domain for this function is values between 1 and 150.

(C) For the largest area, we need to determine the largest garden possible. For that, we take first derivative of the function:

A' = 300 - 2l

Find the values of l when A'=0:

300 - 2l = 0

2l = 300

l = 150

Replace l in the equation:

w = 300 - 150

w = 150

Now, calculate the largest area:

A = 150*150

A = 22500

The largest area the fence can enclose is 22500ft².

because linear equations are a lot simpler than quadratics equations, and linear equations formula is a lot easier to memorize. that's why i think they're harder.