A rectangle is to be inscribed in a right triangle having sides of length 24 in, 32 in, and 40 in. Find the dimensions of the rectangle with greatest area assuming the rectangle is positioned as in the accompanying figure.

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anonymous · Answer

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zepdrix · Answer

Hmmm, your work looks correct.

Ascending means from `smallest to largest`.
Did you try entering them in the reverse order?

anonymous · Answer

oh man no i didn't! maybe i should try that

anonymous · Answer

you were correct. i overlooked that part!

zepdrix · Answer

Oh you silly billy :p

anonymous · Answer

haha. thank you for your help! wouldn't have seen that!