SOLUTION: 4) John has 300 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). He wants to maximize the area of his patio (area o

Question 41704: 4) John has 300 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). He wants to maximize the area of his 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.

Thank you for the help in advance.
textbook info.
ISBN 0-321-27908-5
TITLE
COLLEGE ALGEBRA BY GARY ROCKSWOLD
3RD EDITION
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
See the second part of my solution to the following question. That question and your one are similar.
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Rational-functions/Rational-functions.faq.question.39858.html
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