Maxima Minima Problem, please help! (1 Viewer)

[dim987654321]

I've been trying to do this Q all arvo and im not getting the same answer in the back please help anyone, the answer is 72cm^2, can someone please explain the general steps and what eq's to use.

*A rectangle is cut from a circular disc of radius 6cm. Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be produced.

Thanks in advance Dimi

 

[jyu]

I've been trying to do this Q all arvo and im not getting the same answer in the back please help anyone, the answer is 72cm^2, can someone please explain the general steps and what eq's to use.

*A rectangle is cut from a circular disc of radius 6cm. Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be produced.

Thanks in advance Dimi

 

[pLuvia]

For future reference for these type of questions the largest area of any rectangle is when it is a square so when you do these questions if you don't get a square then you are doing it wrong

 

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For future reference for these type of questions the largest area of any rectangle is when it is a square so when you do these questions if you don't get a square then you are doing it wrong

Sounds good.
Or do you need a 150+ IQ to master Problems on Maxima and Minima ?

 

[SoulSearcher]

Not really.