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document.write( "Step 1.  The greatest possible area A occurs with the rectangle is a square or the sides of the rectangle are equal or A=s^2 where s is the length of the side of a square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Perimeter P is when you add up all the lengths of the sides of a rectangle or square in our case or P=s+s+s+s=4s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7.5%5E2=56.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7.5%5E2=56.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  ANSWER:  The maximum area is 56.25 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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