Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Circumference and Area of a Circle - Exercises - Page 385: 17

Answer

16 in$^2$

Work Step by Step

For a given perimeter of a rectangle, the shape with largest area will be a square, if possible. In this case it is a square with 4 inch sides.
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