SOLUTION: 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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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(30978) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.