document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949284>Question 949284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gutter is to be made from a piece of sheet metal that is (a) inches wide by bending up pieces of equal width at a right angle. Determine the width (x) of the piece the needs to be bent up to maximize the cross section of the gutter. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a given perimeter, a square has the largest area, so our gutter should have a square cross section. To form a gutter we only require 3 sides, so optimal length would have both sides and bottom=a/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER the width of the pieces to bend up on each side is a/3  </SPAN>\n" );
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