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Iggy Needs a Home Math Riddle?

Iggy is John's pet iguana. He is very active and needs plenty of room to roam. John has 60 feet of fencing that is flexible and will bend. With the available fencing, John wants to design an enclosure that will maximize Iggy's living space. Can you help him?

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  • Mather
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    John should build a circular enclosure. If he builds a square, it would have sides of 15 feet each, and area of 15^2 = 225. If he builds a Circle it has diameter = 60, radius = 60/2pi, and area of pi * (60/2pi)^2 = 30^2/pi =286.624.

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