SOLUTION: A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 344ft. What dimensions would yield the maximum area? What is the maximum area? The length that would yeild t

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Question 363276: A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 344ft. What dimensions would yield the maximum area? What is the maximum area?
The length that would yeild the maximum area is ? ft
The width that would yield the maximum area is ? ft
the maximum area is ? sq ft.
i am confused on the steps
i know that i would use a=lw formula.
help please.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A square has the largest area for its perimeter.
344/4=86' one side.
86 by 86
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Ed