A rectangle with horizontal and vertical sides has one vertex at the origin, one on the positive x- axis, one on the positive y-axis, and one on the line 2x + y =100 . What is the maximum possible area of this rectangle?

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9. A rectangle with horizontal and vertical sides has one vertex at the origin, one on the positive x-
axis, one on the positive y-axis, and one on the line 2x+ y =100 . What is the maximum
possible area of this rectangle?
Transcribed Image Text:9. A rectangle with horizontal and vertical sides has one vertex at the origin, one on the positive x- axis, one on the positive y-axis, and one on the line 2x+ y =100 . What is the maximum possible area of this rectangle?
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