document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=426055>Question 426055</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dairy farmer plans to enclose a rectangular pasture adjacent to a river. To provide enough grass for the herd, the pasture must contain 405,000 square meters. No fencing is required along the river. What dimensions will use the least amount of fencing? (Enter your answers from smallest to largest.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " To provide enough grass for the herd, the pasture must contain 405,000 square meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " No fencing is required along the river.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What dimensions will use the least amount of fencing?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L = the dimension parallel to the river<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let W = width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L*W = 405000 sq/m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=405000%2FW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"405000%2FW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a perimeter equation which represents the amt of fencing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = L + 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=405000%2FW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"405000%2FW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + 2W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Graphically<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-100%2C+1000%2C+-1000%2C+5000%2C+%28405000%2Fx%29%2B2x%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-100%2C+1000%2C+-1000%2C+5000%2C+%28405000%2Fx%29%2B2x%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y axis represent the amt of fencing, x = width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width for minimum fencing: 450 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=405000%2F450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"405000%2F450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 900 m is the length </SPAN>\n" );
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