Find the dimensions of a rectangular given perimeter.

Question

Find the dimensions of a rectangular vegetable garden with a perimeter of

44 m so that it is as large as possible.

Answer 1

Hi Vic N

Is this information below what you need to know?

If you mean the dimensions that would cover the largest area where the area is Length*Width then you could take your combinations for the Perimeter and apply them correctly to the formula for the area of a rectangle to see which ones yield the largest area.

P = 2L + 2W where L is the Length and W is the Width

Area of a Rectangle is L*W

P = 2L + 2W = 44

You can divide both sides of the equation above by 2

L + W = 22

Answer 2

Are you sure there isn't more info to the problem? Also what do you mean by as large as possible? By area? Or side length?