SOLUTION: What are the dimensions of the rectangular plot with largest diagonal that can be fenced off with 84 feet of fencing material? To achieve a maximum diagonal of ___________feet,

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Question 1078611: What are the dimensions of the rectangular plot with largest diagonal that can be fenced off with 84 feet of fencing material?
To achieve a maximum diagonal of ___________feet, the rectangle should be ________
feet wide and _________________feet long.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x and y dimensions



d diagonal,


.... LARGEST Diagonal?




A graph of this will show that the limitations placed on a diagonal is that a diagonal must be , so no realistic maximum diagonal length can be achieved.

You CAN look for the dimensions for the minimum diagonal length.



If you want the MINIMUM diagonal, then differentiate the formula for d and set to 0, and solve for x. ...

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