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You have 180 ft of fencing to construct the boundary of a

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You have 180 ft of fencing to construct the boundary of a

You have 180 ft of fencing to construct the boundary of a rectangle. The rectangle has length I and width w. • Write the perimeter P and area A of the rectangle in terms of I and w. • Write A in terms of w only. Hint: use substitution. • Find w that maximizes the area. • What is the corresponding / that maximizes the area? • What is the maximum area?