Solve optimization problems requiring maximization or minimization of perimeter, area, surface area, or volume, given various constraints
10 tutor-authored questions for this Ontario curriculum expectation, ordered easiest to hardest — every one with a full worked solution. Work through them free, no account needed.
Sample: the first question, solved
Find the rectangle with the smallest possible perimeter, given an area of 36m² (whole-number sides).
📘 Worked solution
✓6m×6m (a square) → perimeter=24m.
And one from the hard end
Find the rectangle with the smallest possible perimeter, given an area of 25m² (whole-number sides).
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