document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384976>Question 384976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What happens if the base of the rectangle is 0?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you obtain a realistic value of the area? Explain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explain why the graph is symmetric. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.	 Give an explanation for why there is only one data point for the largest area.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.	What do you notice about that data point and the rectangle?<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 #272488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=272488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the base of a rectangle is 0, the rectangle is degenerate and has zero area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For a given perimeter, if the side lengths are x and c-x, the graph is symmetric because the area is a quadratic in terms of x. It is maximized when x = c-x, i.e. the rectangle is a square. This is because quadratic equations have only one vertex. </SPAN>\n" );
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