document.write( "Question 1138949: Diana has available 400 yards of fencing and wishes to enclose a rectangular area.
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document.write( "sides are x and 200-x    (where 200 = 400/2  is half of the perimeter)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The area is x(200-x) = -x^2 + 200x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    -b/2a = (-200)/(-2) = 100 yds\r\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum area for this 100*100   SQUARE (!)  is 10000 yds^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the area is   = -W^2 + 200*W  for  W= width.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The answer is very well known fact:  under given condition,  the maximum area is provided by the square, \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - A rectangle with a given perimeter which has the maximal area is a square\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r
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