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Question 576343: Maximizing Area: A homeowner has 80 feet of fence to enclose a rectangular garden. What dimensions for the garden give the maximum area?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maximizing Area: A homeowner has 80 feet of fence to enclose a rectangular garden. What dimensions for the garden give the maximum area?
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It's a square, 20 by 20.
I can prove it if you need to.

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