document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069393>Question 1069393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he perimeter of a rectangle is 48 cm. Find the lengths of the sides of the rectangle giving the maximum area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enter the answers for the lengths of the sides in increasing order.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so what I did is 48=2x+2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=48-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(48-2x)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 24-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then I did<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=xy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=x(24-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=24x-x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am very stuck and unsure if im even working the problem out correctly \r<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 #684601 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=684601\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A rectangle with a given perimeter which has the maximal area is a square.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you know it, you will find the answer to your problem in one line: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the side = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The full coverage of this topic see in the lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/A-rectangle-with-the-given-perimeter-which-has-the-maximal-area-is-a-square.lesson>A rectangle with a given perimeter which has the maximal area is a square</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"<U>Finding minimum/maximum of quadratic functions</U>\".\r<BR>\n" );
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