document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=908547>Question 908547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gardener is fencing off a rectangular area with a fixed perimeter of 44 ft. What is the maximum area? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length=44-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area=x(44-2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-4x^2+44x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(x^2-11x+121/4)+121<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(x-11/2)^2+121<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens upward with vertex at(11/2,121)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "maximum area=121 sq ft </SPAN>\n" );
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