Question: A farmer is building a fence to enclose a rectangular area. The north side of the enclosed area is against a building and requires no

A farmer is building a fence to enclose a rectangular area. The north side of the enclosed area
is against a building and requires no fencing. The west side of the enclosed area faces a highway and needs to
be reinforced with two layers of fencing. If the farmer wants to enclose 1200 square feet, find the rectangular
dimensions that minimize the amount of fencing used and the minimum amount of fencing (in feet). Include
the feasible domain and verify the solution is a minimum

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