SOLUTION: A rectangular has a perimeter of 120 ft. Find the width if area is area is to be maximum.?
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Question 875777: A rectangular has a perimeter of 120 ft. Find the width if area is area is to be maximum.?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a rectangle,
From above,
Substituting,
TO find the maximum, take the derivative and set it to zero.
The maximum area occurs when the rectangle is a square.
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