document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132440>Question 1132440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangle dog kennel is to be constructed alongside a house with 60 m of fencing. If the house serves as one side of the kennel, determine the greatest possible area that can be enclosed. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width of the kennel (perpendicular to the side of the house) be x.  Then with a total of 60m of fencing, the length is 60-2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the kennel is then<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then find the value of x that maximizes the area either using calculus, or by knowing that the value of x that maximizes ax^2+bx+c is x = -b/2a.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then remember that the value of x is not the answer to the question; you need to use it to find the maximum area. </SPAN>\n" );
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