document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333453>Question 333453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay so I'm completely stuck on this problem---\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A zookeeper has 500ft of fencing and want to build a rectangular fence, give a quadratic equation that relates the area to the length. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, my question is:  How do you do this problem? (Or just the first couple of steps). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #238953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=238953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the length of the rectangle = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the width of the rectangle = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circumference, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+=+2a+%2B+2b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+=+2a+%2B+2b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C+=+500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C+=+500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500+=+2a+%2B+2b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500+=+2a+%2B+2b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2b+=+500+-+2a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2b+=+500+-+2a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+250+-+a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+250+-+a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+a%2Ab ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+a%2Ab\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+a%2A%28250+-+a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+a%2A%28250+-+a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+-a%5E2+%2B+250a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+-a%5E2+%2B+250a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the quadratic equation- you could pick your<BR>\n" );
document.write( "own letters instead of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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