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A Rod of 108 Meters Long is Bent to Form a Rectangle

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 A rod of 108 meters long is bent to form a rectangle. Find its dimensions if the area is maximum. Let x be the length and y be the breadth of the rectangle. 

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Solution

∴ 2x + 2y = 108 

∴ y = 54 - x

Now, area of rectangle  = xy =x (54 - x)

∴ f(x) = 54x -x2

f ' (x) = 54 -2x

f '' (x) = -2 

For extreme values  f '( x) = 0

∴ 54 - 2x = 0

∴ x = 27

f '' (27) = -2 < 0 ∴ Area is maximum when x =27 , y = 27

  ∴ The dimensions of rectangle are 27m × 27m 
It is a square. 

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