document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194643>Question 1194643</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer wants to build a rectangular pen next to the barn. the wall of the barn will serve as one side of the pen. The other 3 sides will be made from 420 feet of fencing the farmer wants to create the largest pen using these materials.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1- Draw a diagram of this situation showing and labeling the wall of the barn and the 3 sides made of fencing. Label the length and the width of the rectangular\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2- write a quadratic equation in standard form that represents the area of the pen g(x) in terms of x, one of the sides of the pen.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3- find the vortex of the parabola algebraically using your equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #826889 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52780)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=826889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is a classic problem on finding optimal dimension.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem was solved &nbsp;MANY &nbsp;TIMES &nbsp;in this forum.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, &nbsp;I created a lesson at this site, &nbsp;explaining the solution in all details.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lesson is under this link\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/A-farmer-planning-to-fence-a-rectangular-area-along-the-river--to-enclose-the-maximal-area.lesson>A farmer planning to fence a rectangular area along the river to enclose the maximal area</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read this lesson attentively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider it as your &nbsp;TEMPLATE.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Having this template in front of you, &nbsp;solve the &nbsp;GIVEN &nbsp;problem by the same way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Having it written one time, &nbsp;I do not see any reasons to re-write it again and again with every new posted data set.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, &nbsp;in the lesson, &nbsp;you will find many useful links to accompanied lessons.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not miss them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider my lessons as your textbook, &nbsp;handbook, &nbsp;tutorial and &nbsp;(free of charge) &nbsp;home teacher.\r<BR>\n" );
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