Re: Optimizing Rectangle for Perimeter


Minus XVII wrote:
your proof is bogus, although
it seems to be an inspired method,
taking the first derivative of a function
of x, then dyssloving y.

on the other hand,
it's been a long time since i've cracked the book
on the isoperimetric problem.

As seen in my previous posts, I know how to optimize a rectangle for
area, but how do I do so for perimeter. Here's my try:

http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/strand.html

What does "dyssloving" mean? And, I asked a simple question: is it
wrong or right?

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