document.write( "Question 1062015: A college is planning to construct a rectangular parking lot on land bordered on one side by a highway. The plan is to use 600 feet of fencing to fence off the other three sides. What dimensions should the lot have if the enclosed area is to be a​ maximum? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #676791 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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The perimeter for 3 sides is
\n" ); document.write( "\"+P+=+2W+%2B+L+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+\" is the side parallel to hwy
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W+\" is perpendicular to hwy
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+P+=+600+\" ft
\n" ); document.write( "\"+600=+2W+%2B+L+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+600+-+2W+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The area \"+A+\" is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+L%2AW+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+%28+600+-+2W+%29%2AW+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+-2W%5E2+%2B+600W\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+W%5Bmax%5D+\" is found by the formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W%5Bmax%5D+=+-b%2F%282a%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W%5Bmax%5D+=+-600%2F%282%2A%28-2%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+W%5Bmax%5D+=+150+\" ft
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+600+-+2W+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+600+-+2%2A150+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+600+-+300+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+L+=+300+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The lot is 150 by 300 ft2
\n" ); document.write( "Plug this result back into equation
\n" ); document.write( "to find \"+A%5Bmax%5D+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+-2%2A150%5E2+%2B+600%2A150+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+-2%2A22500+%2B+90000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+-45000+%2B+90000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+45000+\" ft2
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\n" ); document.write( "Here's the plot of \"+A+\" as function of \"+W+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-50%2C+350%2C+-5000%2C+55000%2C+-2x%5E2+%2B+600x+%29+\" \r
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