The perimeter of a rectangle is 20 feet. of all possible dimensions, the maximum area is 25 square feet when its length and widt

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Tema [17]

3 years ago

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The perimeter of a rectangle is 20 feet. of all possible dimensions, the maximum area is 25 square feet when its length and widt

h are both 5 feet. are there dimensions that yield a minimum area? explain.

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Firlakuza [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-06T02:22:16+03:00

Firlakuza [10]3 years ago

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You will get a very small area if you increase the length until it is just short of 10 feet
But when it is 10 feet you no longer have a rectangle! Just a straight line with area zero! So there is no real minimum area.

So there is no real minimum value