SOLUTION: 4) Amanda has 400 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). She wants to maximize the area of her patio (area

Question 36531: 4) Amanda has 400 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). She wants to maximize the area of her patio (area of a rectangle is length times width). What should the dimensions of the patio be, and show how the maximum area of the patio is calculated from the algebraic equation.
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Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THE MAX AREA IS A SQUARE THUS 4L OR 4W EQUALS 400 THUS 4L=400 OR L=100
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