document.write( "Question 1180587: find the dimensions and maximum area of a rectangle if its perimeter is 40 centimeters\r
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the perimeter is 40 centimeters.
\n" ); document.write( "the perimeter is equal to 2L + 2W.
\n" ); document.write( "L = length
\n" ); document.write( "W = width.
\n" ); document.write( "when L = W, you can replace L with W or W with L to get:
\n" ); document.write( "perimeter = 4L or 4W.
\n" ); document.write( "formula for perimeter becomes 4L = 40 or 4W = 40.
\n" ); document.write( "this makes L = 10 and W = 10.
\n" ); document.write( "the area is L * W = 10^2 = 100
\n" ); document.write( "that should be the maximum area since the maximum area of a rectangle is when the rectangle is a square.
\n" ); document.write( "to confirm, you can try any other combination of 2L + 2W = 40 and then find the area.
\n" ); document.write( "the possible combinations are shown below:
\n" ); document.write( "you can see that the maximum area is when L = W.\r
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