document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=96806>Question 96806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer has 26 meters of fencing available to enclose a rectangular region. he wants the rectangular garden to have an area o 40 square meters. find the dimension of the garden. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #70424 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=70424\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> xy=40 or x=40/y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(40/y)+2y=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80/y+2y=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(80+2y^2)/y=26 cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80+2y^2=26y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y^2-26y+80=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2-13y+40=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-8)(y-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-8=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=8 answer. x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-5=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5 answer. x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*8+2*5=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+16=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26=26\r<BR>\n" );
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