to max the area, make sure te length=width
so
76 yards of fencing, that is perimiter
so
P=2(L+W)
76=2(L+W)
if L=W then
76=2(L+L)
76=2(2L)
76=4L
divide both sides by 4
19=L=W
the area is length times width=19*19=361 square feet
remember that the definition of a rectangle is 4 right angles, it is not required to have different length sides. all squares are rectangles but not all rectanlges are squres, just sayin for that one person who always tells me that I'm wrong because it's a square
max area is 361 square feet
