Imagine that it is the year 2100, and a rare and precious metal was discovered on Mars. You and hundreds of other explorers want to mine the metal and get rich. Each person is allowed to stake claim on a rectangular plot of land, and this will be the only place you are allowed to mine. The rectangle's dimensions are up to you, but you only have 20 feet of laser fencing to surround your plot. What dimensions (length and width) covers the largest area of martian

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Brianna Chambers

6 March, 06:10

Imagine that it is the year 2100, and a rare and precious metal was discovered on Mars. You and hundreds of other explorers want to mine the metal and get rich. Each person is allowed to stake claim on a rectangular plot of land, and this will be the only place you are allowed to mine. The rectangle's dimensions are up to you, but you only have 20 feet of laser fencing to surround your plot. What dimensions (length and width) covers the largest area of martian

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Carmen Weiss · Answer 1

you would have your rectangle be 6feet on the longer sides and 4 feet on the smaller sides.

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6*2=12 4*2=8. 12+8=20 20 is the answer