rectangle of maximum perimeter is to be inscibed in the ellipse x^2/22^2 + y^2/12^2 = 1. The rectangle's sides are parallel to the axes of the ellipse. Find the larger dimension of this rectangle. Round off to two decimal places

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Chapter11: Topics From Analytic Geometry
Section11.3: Hyperbolas
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A rectangle of maximum perimeter is to be inscibed in the ellipse x^2/22^2 + y^2/12^2 = 1. The rectangle's sides are parallel to the axes of the ellipse. Find the larger dimension of this rectangle. Round off to two decimal places.

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