document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384602>Question 384602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle has a perimeter of 50 inches. What length and width should it have so that the area is a maximum? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sol'n:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the largest rectangle can be form from the given perimeter is a square (this can be derived by using differential calculus)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " L=W=50/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " L=W=12.5 inches ----answer </SPAN>\n" );
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