"There are 200 meters of wood boards to form a large rectangle, divided into four smaller rectangles. Find the length of x which gives the maximum total area of the large rectangle." (12th grade math)

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tkhunny · Answer

Hey, where'd my drawing go?  I worked hard on that.

Crossing in the middle, you have three "fences" each direction.

3W + 3L = 200

All horizontally oriented, you have two length fences, but five width fences.

5W + 2L = 200

In both cases L*W is the Area.

tkhunny · Answer

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