SOLUTION: If 110 meters of fencing is used to make a rectangle, what do you judge to be the maximum area possible?

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Question 860932: If 110 meters of fencing is used to make a rectangle, what do you judge to be the maximum area possible?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The maximum area for a given perimeter rectangle turns out to be a square.
So divide 110 by 4 and square it to get the maximum area.