document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=297941>Question 297941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you are given 100feet of fence, what dimensions would give you the maximum area of a rectangular fenced in garden plot? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #214485 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=214485\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The maximum area for a rectangle is a SQUARE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus for 100 ft. of fencing each side would be 100/4=25 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25^2=625 ft^2 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the sides be 24 & 26 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24*26=624 ft^2.<BR>\n" );
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