SOLUTION: You have 80 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum area?

Question 687859: You have 80 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum area?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have 80 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum area?
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Max area is a square, 20 by 20
Area = 400 sq ft.
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