A zoo exhibit is to be made by: enclosing a rectangular area, and then divided horizontally...

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A zoo exhibit is to be made by: enclosing a rectangular area,and then divided horizontally down the middle perpendicular to oneside, then finally dividing it vertically 4 times perpendicular tothe other side. They will be using 3,000 feet of fencing. (Thisforms ten pens.) What are the dimensions that will maximize thearea enclosed? For credit, you must show how to use Calculus tofind the dimensions, and justify that you have a maximum.

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Let total length is 5a and width is 2b hence every pens havedimension of length a width bTotal fencing length in terms of a and b3 horizontal    See Answer
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