document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205225>Question 1205225</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Most communities have a Sign Ordinance that limits the amount of signage that you use to advertise your business. Often this is computed by looking at factors such as highway frontage and size of your building.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that your sign is limited to 3600 square inches (width x height = 3600) . You want to build a sign that is aesthetically appealing to advertise your business. To be an aesthetically appealing sign you would want the width to be 2 times the height and you want the top and bottom margins to both be 4 inches each and the right and left margin to both be 12 inches each. The \"Printable Region\" would be the area inside these margins and this will be the area that you can use to advertise your business. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #841890 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=841890\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One should, if too hard to visualize ,  draw the description and develop the area formula from that.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x for the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x for the width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the whole sign piece\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each corner  is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A%281%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A%281%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft*ft and there are four of them so all the rectangular corners make  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I chose units of feet; not inches.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sign's area limited to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3600%2Ain%5E2%2A%281%2F12%29%281%2F12%29%28ft%2Fin%29%5E2=3600%2F144=25%2Aft%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3600%2Ain%5E2%2A%281%2F12%29%281%2F12%29%28ft%2Fin%29%5E2=3600%2F144=25%2Aft%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3600%281%2F12%29%281%2F12%29=3600%2F144=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3600%281%2F12%29%281%2F12%29=3600%2F144=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=squarefeet ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"squarefeet\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The whole sign, borders plus printable area<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=25%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=25%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5%2Fsqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5%2Fsqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------you can rationalize if desired.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can figure out what to do about finding the printable region part.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is not so much about the corners but the ENTIRE border region. </SPAN>\n" );
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