document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=882159>Question 882159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem: Fred has 48m of fence. The area that can be enclosed by the fence is modeled by the function A(x)= -2x^2 +48x, where x is the width of the area in meters and A(x)is the area in square meters. What is the maximum area that can be enclosed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A(x)= -2x^2 +48x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(x)= -2(x^2 -24x+144)+288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(x)=-2(x-12)^2+288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens down with vertex at (12,288)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "maximum area that can be enclosed? =288 sq m<BR>\n" );
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