A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 376 ft. What dimensions would yield the maximum area? What is the maximum area?

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A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 376 ft.  What dimensions would yield the maximum area? What is the maximum area?

anonymous · Answer

2l+2w=376
lw=a

these are the 2 equations u need
differentiate the area in terms of length so u need to solve for w in the first equation then substitute into second equation. after that differentiate the equation u substituted to and set it equal to 0

anonymous · Answer

l = w = 94

anonymous · Answer

376/4=94

94^2=8836

anonymous · Answer

also when perimeter is limited and u have to choose between a rectangle and a square, a square holds more area.