Maximizing area in a rectangle

Calculus Level 1

Difficulty: As easy as Mary had a Little Lamb

Suppose a farmer has 'p' meters of fencing to make a rectangular paddock with. Which of the following is true?

(Hint: Use optimization to solve this problem.) (Bonus: Write a solution to justify your answer)

The length of the paddock must be twice the width to maximize its area To maximize the area of the paddock, the paddock must be a square

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