document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081759>Question 1081759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a mpumalsnga farmer needs to buils a rectangular enclosure with 50m of fencing on one of the sides of the enclisure there is a wall  find the dimension of the enclosure which will give the maximum area </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The long side is 50-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They add to 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area is x(50-2x)=50x-2x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is a parabola with vertex -b/2a for x value, which is at -50/-4=12.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=12.5 m on two sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=25 m long side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area is 312.5 m^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try 24 and 13, area 312 m^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "try 26 and 12, area 312 m^2<BR>\n" );
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