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document.write( "Start with a piece of paper that is 8 inches long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fold both sides of the paper up by the sam amount \"X\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The resulting\"trough\"has cross sections with area [X (8-2X)].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where should the paper described above be folded to obtain the maximum cross-section area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = cross-sectional area of trough:\r\n" );
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