SOLUTION: Peter has 240 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular area. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum​ area? A rectangle that

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Question 1146646: Peter has 240 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular area. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum​ area?
A rectangle that maximizes the enclosed area has a length of
nothing yards and a width of
nothing yards.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Maximum area would be shape of a square.
3600 square yards.