document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54312>Question 54312</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shondra wants to enclose a rectangular garden with 320 yards of fencing. What dimensions for the garden will maximize its area? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36569 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><B>aaaaaaaa(138)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><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=36569\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The fencing is the perimeter of the rectangle, i.e. 2width+2length. We want to maximise it knowing that 2w+2l = 320.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There's a rule we can follow: the more apart the numbers are, the smaller their product is compared to closer numbers. In algebra, this is expressed as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29+=+x%2Ax+-+y%2Ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%28x-y%29+=+x%2Ax+-+y%2Ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So, let's suppose w=l:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, to maximise the area, Shondra's garden should be a square: 80x80 yards. </SPAN>\n" );
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