document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=727525>Question 727525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer has 400 feet of fencing. He wants to fence off a rectangular field that borders a straight river (no fence along the river). What are the dimensions that will give him the largest area? Please check to see if I have the right answer. Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=(400-2w)w               <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= -2w^2+400w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-b/2a=-400/-4=100 width\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l=400-2(100)              <BR>\n" );
document.write( "l=200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dimensions are 200ft by 100ft\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 #445110 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=445110\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a square yields the largest area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 400 ft will cover three equal sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400/3=133.33 for each side<BR>\n" );
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