document.write( "Question 529691: An athletic club has 225 feet of fencing to enclose a tennis court. What quadratic function can be used to find the maximum area of the tennis court? Find the maximum area and the lengths of the resulting fence. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #349671 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An athletic club has 225 feet of fencing to enclose a tennis court. What quadratic function can be used to find the maximum area of the tennis court? Find the maximum area and the lengths of the resulting fence. \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "let x=length \n" ); document.write( "let y=width \n" ); document.write( "2x+2y=perimeter=225 \n" ); document.write( "2y=225-2x \n" ); document.write( "y=(225-2x)/2=112.5-x \n" ); document.write( "area=x*y=x(112.5-x)=(112.5x-x^2) \n" ); document.write( "area=-x^2+112.5x \n" ); document.write( "complete the square \n" ); document.write( "area=-(x^2+112.5x+3164.06)+3164.06 \n" ); document.write( "area=-(x+56.25)^2+3164.06 \n" ); document.write( "ans: \n" ); document.write( "area≈3164 sq ft \n" ); document.write( "length≈56.25 ft \n" ); document.write( "width=112.5-56.25≈56.25 ft \n" ); document.write( " |