document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404029>Question 404029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Will you please help me on this: Find the maximum area of a rectangle with a perimeter of 24? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried the trial-and error method, but I didn't really know which numbers to try. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The optimal area occurs when the rectangle is a square (there are several ways to prove this, including using a quadratic, calculus, or the AM-GM inequality). Thus, each side length is 6 and the area is 36. </SPAN>\n" );
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