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A farmer has 100 metres of fencing to enclose a rectangular paddock along a riverbank (no fence is needed along the river).
  1. If \(x\) is the width of the paddock, show that the area is given by \(A(x) = 100x - 2x^2\).
  2. Find the dimensions that maximise the area.
  3. Calculate the maximum area.

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