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find the perimeter of the rectangle with maximum area that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 2 ft. if two of its vertices are on the diameter of the semicircle and the other two are on the semicircle.

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Did you make a sketch?
draw a line from the centre to a vertex of the rectangle lying on the semicircle.
Let the length of the rectangle be 2x and its height y
I see a right-angled triangle with sides x and y and hypotenuse 2
x^2 + y^2 = 4

let the area be A
A = 2xy
A^2 = 4x^2y^2 = 4x^2(4-x^2)
= 16x^2 - 4x^4
2A dA/dx = 32x - 16x^3 = 0 for max of A
16x(2 - x^2) = 0
x^2=2
x=√2
sub back into equation above
y = √2

so length = 2√2 and width = √2
Perimeter = 6√2

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thank you so muchh :)

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