SOLUTION: You have 64 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. i tried 2x+2y=64 so far but when i used subsi

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Question 280244: You have 64 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area.
i tried 2x+2y=64 so far but when i used subsitution the variables cancel out.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The largest area of a rectangle is always a square.
64/4=16
16^2=256 sq yds