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document.write( "Step 1.  Perimeter P means adding up all 4 sides of a rectangle or P=w+w+L+L=2(w+L)  where w is the width and L is the Length.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Maximum Area A=w*L is when the rectangle is a square or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  where s=w=L.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  So P=2(w+L)=2(s+s)=4s.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  P=54=4s or s=54/4=13.5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=s%5E2=13.5%5E2=182.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=s%5E2=13.5%5E2=182.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  Maximum area is 182.25 square centimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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