document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823767>Question 823767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer wants to construct a pen with 100 feet of fencing. The pen will be divided into 2 areas. Find the dimensions of the big pen ( the whole thing) the x coordinate of the vertex of a parabola is x= -b/2a </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #495923 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=495923\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Knowing that the biggest area occurs with x and y of a rectangle being equal, the big pen would be square, x=y, or side of just x.  ASSUMING the divider is parallel to one of the sides, then fencing length is 5x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The whole-thing area is 400 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest of your question does not seem fitting to the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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