Optimize area of side-by-side rectangular plots

This is the classic optimization problem: you have 120 m of string, and you want to make two side-by-side rectangles that enclose the maximum possible area. Lets students drag a slider to vary the length of one side.

 

sbagley

 
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calculus  optimization  rectangle-area 
Grup Ţintă (Vârstă)
16 – 19+
Limbă
English (United States)
 
 
Versiune GeoGebra
4.4
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1011
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