SOLUTION: Amanda has 400 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). She wants to maximize the area of her patio (area of
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Question 87351: Amanda has 400 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). She wants to maximize the area of her patio (area of a rectangle is length times width). What should the dimensions of the patio be, and show how the maximum area of the patio is calculated from the algebraic equation. Use the Standard Form to find the maximum area. Answer by favegirl13(22) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! im not sure i'll be of much help but use factors and the huge factors which multipy to get 400 will probably be the length and the width
again im not so sure
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