4.6 optimization #16 -  find the rectangle of the largest area that can be inscribed in a semicircle of Radius R. assuming that one side of the rectangle lies on the diameter of the semicircle. (please detail out all the derivative methods, etc...don't assume I know everything).

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find the rectangle of the largest area that can be inscribed in a semicircle of Radius R. assuming that one side of the rectangle lies on the diameter of the semicircle. (please detail out all the derivative methods, etc...don't assume I know everything).

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