David is building a play area for his kids. They are learning their shapes and h wants it to be an isosceles triangle in shape with base b and height h. He is restricted to dimensions such that b + h = 25. What is the maximum area of the triangle?

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David is building a play area for his kids. They are learning their shapes and he
wants it to be an isosceles triangle in shape with base b and height h. He is
restricted to dimensions such that b +h = 25. What is the maximum area of
the triangle?
Transcribed Image Text:David is building a play area for his kids. They are learning their shapes and he wants it to be an isosceles triangle in shape with base b and height h. He is restricted to dimensions such that b +h = 25. What is the maximum area of the triangle?
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