Homework Help: calculus

Posted by Mely on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 9:51pm.

A rectangle is to be inscribed in a right triangle having sides of length 36 in, 48 in, and 60 in. Find the dimensions of the rectangle with greatest area assuming the rectangle is positioned as in the accompanying figure.

right triangle: hypotenuse- 60in
base-36in
height-48in

calculus - mama mia, Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 6:35pm
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