document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892291>Question 892291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer wants to enclose a rectangular lot of using 48 meters of fencing materials. If the wall acts as one side of the fence, what is the maximum area that can be fenced? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "width = W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the wall is one length, then we have 2W + L = 48. This is maximized when W = L.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = side length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = x^2 = 256 m^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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