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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A rectangle has a perimeter of 100 meters. What are the dimensions of the sides if the area is a max?

OpenStudy (m):

simple answer is rectangle is max when all sides are equal so 4x = 100m

OpenStudy (m):

i'm not sure if you're told to use lagrange which is calculus to show that it's max

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not sure either, but thanks.

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