Soju has forty 1-m segments of wood railing and that the sections cannot be cut into smaller segments to surround a rectangular patio. a) Find the dimensions of a patio with the maximum area. b) What is the maximum area? c) Is there anything unique about this rectangle?
Soju has forty 1-m segments of wood railing and that the sections cannot be cut into smaller segments to surround a rectangular patio. a) Find the dimensions of a patio with the maximum area. b) What is the maximum area? c) Is there anything unique about this rectangle?
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Transcribed Image Text:Soju has forty 1-m segments of wood railing and that the sections cannot be cut into
smaller segments to surround a rectangular patio.
a) Find the dimensions of a patio with the maximum area.
b) What is the maximum area?
c) Is there anything unique about this rectangle?
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