SOLUTION: A gardener is fencing off a rectangular area with a fixed perimeter of 72ft. What is the maximum area?

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Question 964319: A gardener is fencing off a rectangular area with a fixed perimeter of 72ft. What is the maximum area?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a fixed perimeter, a square has the most area,so all sides will be equal:
72 feet/4=18 feet The sides would be 18 feet so:
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