SOLUTION: all rectangles have a perimeter of 138, find dimensions of the one whose area is largest

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Question 242856: all rectangles have a perimeter of 138, find dimensions of the one whose area is largest
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The rectangle of given perimeter with MAXIMUM AREA is a SQUARE.

If perimeter = 138, then 4x= 138. Divide by 4, x=34.5.
The largest rectangle is a square with side 34.5.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje