Algebra II Level 1 Name: _________________________

Unit Seven: Quadratic and Other Polynomial Functions Date: __________________________

Penning in those Pets!

1) Ernesto plans to build a pen for his pet iguana. What is the area of the largest rectangular pen that he
can make with 100 meters of fencing?

a) Draw a diagram. Use X to represent the length of one side of the rectangle.

b) Create a table of values that tests at least 8 different possible pens. Let the input variable be one
side of the pen and the output variable be the area.

c) Graph your points on graph paper and be sure to label your axes with words!

d) What do you notice? What dimensions will yield the greatest area?
2) A farmer wants to fence in a rectangular pen using the wall of a barn for one side of the pen and the
10 meters of fencing for the remaining three sides. What dimensions will give her the maximum area
for the pen?

a) Draw a diagram. Use X to represent the length of one side of the rectangle.

b) Create a table of values that tests at least 8 different possible pens. Let the input variable be one
side of the pen and the output variable be the area.

c) Graph your points on graph paper and be sure to label your axes with words!

d) What do you notice? What dimensions will yield the greatest area?