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A farmer wants the largest area from a fixed length of fencing. Setting up and solving that kind of problem is called:

AOrganisation
BOrnamentation
COscillation
DOptimization
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Optimization
1. A quantity is to be made as large or small as possible. 2. Calculus locates that extreme value. 3. Such a problem is an optimization problem. _Source: OpenStax Calculus Volume 1, Chapter 4, Applications of Derivatives._
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