Question

You have 50 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum area?

Answer 1

Try a square.

Answer 2

Ms. Sue,
i got 12.5 by 12.5. thus giving me a square foot of 156.25.
is this what you got for your answer?

Answer 3

Yes.

Answer 4

no answer