A lot has the form of a right triangle, with perpendicular sides of 60 and 80 ft. Find the length and width of the largest rectangular building that can be erected facing the hypotenuse of the triangle.

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tkhunny · Answer

That would be a lovely problem to ponder.  How far have you gotten?

anonymous · Answer

I find it really really hard.

anonymous · Answer

draw the rectangle and break the line segments up in x and y for example, the goal is to maximize the area, have u learned this stuff already?

mathstudent55 · Answer

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