document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254863>Question 254863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are in charge of constructing a fence around the running track at a high school. the fence is to be built around the track so that there is a uniform gap between the outside edge of the track and the fence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   a. what is the maximum width of the gap between the track and the fence if no more than 630 meters of fencing is used? (hint: use the equation for the circumference of a circle.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187175 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187175\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This not  a linear equation since it involves a circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can't calculate a gap because we don't know the size of the track. We can calculate a fence of 630 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "630 =pi*r^2 could have up to a radius of 14.161\r<BR>\n" );
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