SOLUTION: You have 92 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area.

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Question 1199179: You have 92 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rectangle with the given perimeter, which has the maximum area, is a square.

Therefore, in the given problem, the desired rectangle is a square with the side length of 92/4 = 23 feet.     ANSWER

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