document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77725>Question 77725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, please help me with this word problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amanda has 400 feet of lumber to frame a rectangular patio (the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 times length plus 2 times width). She wants to maximize the area of her patio (area of a rectangle is length times width). What should the dimensions of the patio be, and show how the maximum area of the patio is calculated from the algebraic equation.  Use the vertex form to find the maximum area. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55762 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=55762\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE MAXIMUN AREA WITH ANY RECTANGLE IS IN THE FORM OF A SQUARE. THUS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400/4=100 FEET ON A SIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS THE AREA=100*100=10,000 SQUARE FEET.  </SPAN>\n" );
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