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Find the length and width of a rectangle that has the given perimeter and a maximum area. Perimeter: 116 meters

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Answer:

Length = 29 m

Width = 29 m

Explanation:

Let x and y be the length and width of the rectangle, respectively.

The area and perimeter are given by:


A=xy\\p=116=2x+2y\\y=58-x

Rewriting the area as a function of x:


A(x) = x(58-x)\\A(x) = 58x-x^2

The value of x for which the derivate of the area function is zero, is the length that maximizes the area:


A(x) = 58x-x^2\\(dA)/(dx)=0=58-2x\\ x=29\ m

The value of y is:


y = 58-29\\y=29\ m

Length = 29 m

Width = 29 m

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