Question 370199
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In a word, no.


The largest area rectangle that you can have for a given perimeter is a square with sides that measure one-fourth of the perimeter.  For an 80 foot perimeter, the largest possible area is a 20 by 20 foot square.  Such a square has an area of 400 square feet -- smaller than the 450 square foot stage that you have.  Given that the stage was square, the sides would measure the square root of 450, and 4 times the square root of 450 is approximately 85 feet and any other configuration of rectangle would have an even larger perimeter.



John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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