SOLUTION: Find the maximum area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 56.

Question 739757: Find the maximum area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 56.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the length
Let = the width
Let = the perimeter
Let = the area
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This is a parabola with a maximum due
to the minus sign in front of the
The W-coordinate of the maximum is at
where

and

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