document.write( "Question 1089557: A developer wants to enclose a rectangular grassy lot that borders a city street for parking. If the developer has 236 feet of fencing and does not fence the side along the street, what is the largest area that can be enclosed? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #703890 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+x+\" = the length of the side which is
\n" ); document.write( "perpendicular to the street
\n" ); document.write( "\"+236+-+2x+\" = the length of fence which is
\n" ); document.write( "parallel to the street
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+A+\" = the area of the lot
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+x%2A%28+236+-+2x+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A+=+-2x%5E2+%2B+236x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The formula for the vertex, which in this case
\n" ); document.write( "is a maximum is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5Bmax%5D+=+-b%2F%282a%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5Bmax%5D+=+-236+%2F+%28+2%2A%28-2%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%5Bmax%5D+=+59+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+-2%2A59%5E2+%2B+236%2A59+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+-2%2A3481+%2B+13924+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+-6962+%2B+13924+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+A%5Bmax%5D+=+6962+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The maximum area is 6,962 ft2
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "Here's the plot:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-15%2C+150%2C+-800%2C+8000%2C+-2x%5E2+%2B+236x+%29+\"
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