Homework Help: Calculus

Posted by John on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 9:54pm.

Find the rectangle of largest area that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius R, assuming that one side of the rectangle lies on the diameter of the semicircle.

NOTE: Let L denote the length of the side that lies on the diameter and H denote the height of the rectangle. Your answer will likely involve R.

Calculus - Steve, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11:09am
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