Question 1058527
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A rectangle with the given perimeter which has maximal area is a SQUARE.


To find the side length of the square divide 688 ft by 4: side = {{{688/4}}} = 172 ft.



See the lesson

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/A-rectangle-with-the-given-perimeter-which-has-the-maximal-area-is-a-square.lesson>A rectangle with a given perimeter which has the maximal area is a square</A>

in this site.



Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.


The referred lesson is the part of this textbook under the topic "<U>Finding minimum/maximum of quadratic functions</U>".



The other lessons under this topic are

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/HOW-TO-complete-the-square-of-a-quadratic-function-to-find-its-minimum-maximum.lesson>HOW TO complete the square to find the minimum/maximum of a quadratic function</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/Briefly-on-How-to-complete-the-square-of-a-quadratic-function-to-find-its-minimum-maximum.lesson>Briefly on finding the minimum/maximum of a quadratic function</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/HOW-TO-complete-the-square-to-find-the-vertex-of-a-quadratic-function.lesson>HOW TO complete the square to find the vertex of a parabola</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/Briefly-on-finding-the-vertex-of-a-parabola.lesson>Briefly on finding the vertex of a parabola</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/A-farmer-planning-to-fence-a-rectangular-garden-to-enclose-the-maximal-area.lesson>A farmer planning to fence a rectangular garden to enclose the maximal area</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/A-farmer-planning-to-fence-a-rectangular-area-along-the-river--to-enclose-the-maximal-area.lesson>A farmer planning to fence a rectangular area along the river to enclose the maximal area</A>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/A-rancher-planning-to-fence-two-adjacent-rectangular-corrals-to-enclose-the-maximal-area-.lesson>A rancher planning to fence two adjacent rectangular corrals to enclose the maximal area</A>