Question 588428
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If you are allowed to use the fact that the largest area rectangle for a given perimeter is a square with side measure of the perimeter divided by 4, then divide 30 by 4 to get 7.5 and then round up to 8.


If you are required to prove that the largest area is a square then write back and I'll show you a proof.


The smallest would be a 0 by 15 rectangle with an area of zero, but a rectangle with a zero dimension is not a rectangle, it is a line.  The restriction to stick with whole numbers means the two short sides must measure 1, leaving 14 for the two long sides.  1 times 14 is 14.


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