Find the largest possible rectangular area you can enclose, assuming you have 128 meters of fencing. What is the (geometric) significance of the dimensions of this largest possible enclosure?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the length=x

width=y

P=2(x+y)=128

x+y=128/2=64

y=64-x

area A=xy=x(64-x)=64x-x²

[tex]\frac{dA}{dx} =64-2x\\\\\frac{dA}{dx} =0,gives~64-2x=0,x=32\\\frac{d^2A}{dx^2} =-2<0 ,at ~x=32[/tex]

so A or area is maximum if x=32

y=64-32=32

or it is a square of edge=32 meters.