SOLUTION: 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

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Question 31884: 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?

I aslo get 50 x100 dont think that is correct? Please help
Answer by mbarugel(146) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello!
I've already answered a very similar question, you can see how to work it here.
Using the procedure explained there, the correct answer in your case is that the rectangle should be 75 x 75 (a square)

I hope this helps!
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