Question

A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 284 ft. What dimensions would yield the maximum area? what is the maximum area?

Answer 1

I believe the max area would be a square rectangle with sides of 71 ft for an area of 5,041 sq ft.

Answer 2

Do you have to use calculus finding maxima?

Answer 3

No

Answer 4

can u find the width

Answer 5

Width is 71, length is 71, it would be a square.

Answer 6

Take the perimeter and divide by 4 to find the equal sides for the square.

Answer 7

great answer by the way.

Answer 8

Thanks