document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261427>Question 261427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want to build a basketball court in your yard(rectangle). You have an area of 4,700Square feet that you want to use for the court.(Court will be fenced in.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)Write an equation for the perimeter in terms of the legnth. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)Find the dimensions which minimize the amount of fencing needed; round to the nearest hundredth. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am completly lost with this. i tried looking through the textbook but it only had perimeter to squarefeet and i barely understood that. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks for any and all help. :)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #192607 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=192607\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want to build a basketball court in your yard(rectangle). You have an area of 4,700Square feet that you want to use for the court.(Court will be fenced in.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For a given area a square has the minimum perimeter.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)Write an equation for the perimeter in terms of the length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the dimensions of the square are x by x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 4700 sq. ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perimeter = 4x ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = sqrt(4700) = 10sqrt(47) ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 40sqrt(47)ft = 274.23 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)Find the dimensions which minimize the amount of fencing needed; round to the nearest hundredth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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