The Maximum Rectangular Area under Different Curves

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This Demonstration illustrates a common type of max-min problem from a Calculus I course—that of finding the maximum area of a rectangle inscribed in the first quadrant under a given curve. A variety of curves are included.

Contributed by: Marc Brodie (Wheeling Jesuit University) (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA


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