SOLUTION: Amanda has 400ft 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.What sould the

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Question 37356: Amanda has 400ft 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.What sould the dimensions of the patio be? and show the maximum area of the patio is calculated from the algebraic equation?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE MAXIMUM AREA FOR A RECTANGLEIS IN THE FORM OF A SQUARE THUS 4S=400 OR
S=100 WHERE S=ONE SIDE