Homework Help: Math

Posted by Simran kaur on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 10:28am.

A square field of side 25m and a rectangular field of length 28m have the same perimeter. Which field has a larger area?
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Math - Steve, Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 2:29pm
this is just an example showing that for a given perimeter, the square has the largest area.

p = 25*4 = 100
for rectangle, w = (100-2*28)/2 = 22

25^2 = 625
28*22 = 616

square is larger
Math - Simran kaur, Monday, September 10, 2012 at 12:31pm
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