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For this subscription-based activity, algebra learners model changes in the length and width of a rectangle to determine the maximum area possible for a given perimeter and solve several application problems involving area, included in the activity. Finally, young scholars, in small groups, create their own application problem and have the another group solve it.

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maximize area, quadratic equations

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maximize area, vertex of a parabola, math
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Grade
9th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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