Answer true or false. A fence is to be used to enclose a rectangular plot of land. If there are 920 feet of fencing, it can be shown that a 230 ft by 230 ft square is the rectangle that can be enclosed with the greatest area. (A square is considered a rectangle.)

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A square maximizes the area that can be enclosed by a given perimeter for rectangles, and since the total perimeter is 920 feet, dividing it by 4 gives each side as 230 feet, making a square the optimal shape.

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