Mathematics

Slade Golden

7 June, 01:14

Libby is fencing in a playground. She has studied her budget and come up with two options she can afford:

Option 1: a triangle with base length 9 meters and height 12 meters. Option 2: a rectangle with length 10 meters and width 8 meters.

Which option will maximize the area, and what is the area?

A: Option 1: Triangle with area 54 square meters

B: Option 1: Triangle with area 108 square meters

C: Option 2: Rectangle with area 40 square meters

D: Option 2: Rectangle with area 80 square meters