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

 
Tipo de Material
Atividade
Palavras-chaves
calculus  optimization  rectangle-area 
Grupo alvo (idade)
16 – 19+
Idioma
English (United States)
 
 
Versão do GeoGebra
4.4
Vistas
985
Contatar autor do recurso
 
 
© 2025 International GeoGebra Institute