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document.write( "A rectangle has perimeter equal to 28, what is the maximum possible area of this rectangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "28=2X+2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28=4X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=28/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=7 FOR THE SIDES OF A SQUARE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA=LW<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA=7*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA=49 IS THE MAXIMUM AREA.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2L+2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28=2(L+W)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(L+W)=28/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+W=14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET THE SIDES BE L=6.9 & W= 7.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA=6.9*7.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AREA=48.99 <BR>\n" );
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