document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=644681>Question 644681</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what happens to the length as the width decreases and why? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length	Width	Area<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	15	15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2	14	28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3	13	39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4	12	48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5	11	55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6	10	60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7	9	63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8	8	64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9	7	63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10	6	60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11	5	55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12	4	48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13	3	39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14	2	28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15	1	15\r<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 #405214 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=405214\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As the width decreases, the length increases. This happens because there is a fixed perimeter and the length and width add up to this fixed perimeter. Notice how the area increases but decreases after a certain point. So there is a point where the area maxes out. </SPAN>\n" );
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