SOLUTION: Jerry is in charge of building the new community pool. Due to the size of the for the pool, the pool has to be a rectangle with a perimeter of 156 m. What is the maximum are that J

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Question 1013602: Jerry is in charge of building the new community pool. Due to the size of the for the pool, the pool has to be a rectangle with a perimeter of 156 m. What is the maximum are that Jerry can make the pool?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The maximum area is achieved by a square pool 156/4 = 39 m on a side, yielding an area of 1521 m^2.