document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=750541>Question 750541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> johanna built a rectangular fence inside her garden that enclosed 102 square feet of land.If the length and width were both whole numbers which shows the least number of feet of fence johanna could have used<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 #456676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=456676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The greatest area a fence can surround in a rectangle is in h shape of a square. Let me offer a reason why.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If one side is a tiny bit longer, the adjacent side is shorter by the same amount.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(X-Y)(X+Y)=X^2-Y^2 so the maximum area is when Y= 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your case, we can't have sqr(102) as a side, so with two sides adding to 51, I'll say 25x26 are the dimensions. </SPAN>\n" );
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