document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263940>Question 263940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 100 feet of fence is used to enclose a rectangular yard, find the length and the width that give max area. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><B>CharlesG2(834)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><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=194426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 100 feet of fence is used to enclose a rectangular yard, find the length and the width that give max area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see from the below table, a square will always have the max area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In fixed perimeter problems, greatest areas are found in the regular shapes that have equal sides, such as equilateral trianges, squares and so on. This can be mathematically proven, but am not going to go into that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L	W	P	A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	49	100	49<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20	30	100	600<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24	26	100	624<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25	25	100	625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26	24	100	624<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27	23	100	621<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28	22	100	616<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29	21	100	609<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30	20	100	600\r<BR>\n" );
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