SOLUTION: lifeguards at a beach want to rope off a rectangular swimming section. they have P feet of rope with buoys. In terms of P, what is the maximum area that the swimming section can ha

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Question 903440: lifeguards at a beach want to rope off a rectangular swimming section. they have P feet of rope with buoys. In terms of P, what is the maximum area that the swimming section can have?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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A Square: side P/4
A = (P/4)^2 = P^2/16