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Question 812878: A man wants to make a garden in front of his house. He wants the perimeter to be 30 meters. What should be the dimension to the nearest whole number of the garden in order to give the biggest area
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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He wants as close to a square as possible; knowing this would come from an intermediate algebra exercise or from a beginning calculus exercise.
30%2F4=7.5, so for whole numbers only, try 7 and 8 meters.
Perimeter: 2%287%2B8%29=2%2A15=30
The dimensions would be 7 meters by 8 meters. The area would be 56 square meters.