If they have enough brick to build a 40-kilometer wall, which shape would maximize the area contained - a circle, square, or rectangle? (The dimensions for the rectangle are 5-km x 15-km.)

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Desmond Lua asked Sep 11, 2023

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If they have enough brick to build a 40-kilometer wall, which shape would maximize the area contained - a circle, square, or rectangle? (The dimensions for the rectangle are 5-km x 15-km.)

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Square will maximize the area.

Insane answered Sep 18, 2023

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