Maximum Area of a Rectangle Under a Parabola

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Maximum Area of a Rectangle Under a Parabola

For:

$$y=a-bx^2,\quad a,b>0$$

the positive half-width giving maximum area satisfies:

$$x_0^2=\frac{a}{3b}$$

Usage

- Used to determine the dimensions of the maximum-area rectangle under a downward-opening parabola.

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