document.write( "Question 1061172: you have 60 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed area. What is the maximum area? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "you have 60 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular region. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize
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document.write( "A rectangle which gives the maximal area at given perimeter is a square.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The side of this rectangle is 15 yards in this case.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Its area is \"15%5E2\" = 225 square yards.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For this theme see the lessons\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - HOW TO complete the square to find the minimum/maximum of a quadratic function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Briefly on finding the minimum/maximum of a quadratic function\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - HOW TO complete the square to find the vertex of a parabola\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Briefly on finding the vertex of a parabola\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - A rectangle with a given perimeter which has the maximal area is a square\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - A farmer planning to fence a rectangular garden to enclose the maximal area\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic \"Finding minimum/maximum of quadratic functions\".\r
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