document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033564>Question 1033564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rancher has 216 feet of fencing to enclose two adjacent rectangular corrals. What dimensions will produce the largest total area?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648191 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=648191\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The shape to maximize the rectangular fenced area is a square.  One of the sides happens three times because  the rancher wants to make two adjascent area regions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The dimensions can be x and y, for the entire area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total fencing,  2x+y+x=216, just picking x for the barrier piece of fence between the two adjascent regions.  Let A be area, so  A=xy.  Try drawing a figure to help this all make sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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