Karrie has 84 metres of garden edging. She wants to enclose a rectangular garden along the driveway. What is the largest area that she can make?
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The perimeter of the rectangular garden is given by the formula: P = 2L + 2W. In this case, the perimeter is 84 meters, so we can write the equation: 2L + 2W = 84. Now, let's solve this equation for one variable in terms of the other. Let's solve for L: 2L = Show more…
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