perty has a perimeter of 7.5 miles. (a) If you don’t know anything about the shape of the property, then what is the largest area that the property could have? Explain.

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A piece of property has a perimeter of 7.5 miles.

(a) If you don’t know anything about the shape of the property, then what is the largest area that the property could have? Explain.

(b) If you know that the property is in the shape of a rectangle, then what is the largest area that the property could have? Explain.

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