The rectangular bird sanctuary with one side along a straight river is to be constructed so that it contains 8 km2 of area. find the dimen- sions of the rectangle to minimize the amount of fence necessary to enclose the remaining three sides.

Given:
Rectangular enclosure w/ area of 8km²

Area = length * width

Solve for perimeter of 3 sides only. The river will serve as the 4th side of the enclosure.

Possible dimensions:
8 = 8 x 1 ; P = 8 + 1 + 1 = 10 km.
8 = 4 x 2 ; P = 4 + 2 + 2 = 8 km.

Best dimension is length of 4 km and width of 2 km. The river will serve as the other length. It will only need 8 km of fence to enclose the area 8 km².

-9/4

Step-by-step explanation:

18x+36-2x=0

16x+36=0

4(4x+9)=0

x=-9/4