Please help me with my hw thanks!!! ACTIVITY 2 SITUATION: You have 100 meters of fencing materials to surround a rectangular field to make it a basketball court. However, only three sides can be enclosed. What are the dimensions of the field such that you will get the maximum area? DIRECTIONS; 1. Represent the width of the rectangular field using any variable. 2. Represent the length using the given and representation of the width. 3. Express the area (A) of the field as a function of it's width. 4. Simplify the equation in step 3 to form a quadratic function. 5. From the quadratic function, identify the; a. Opening the curve b. Coordinates of the vertex c. Line of symmetry d. Maximum/minimum value of point of the curve. 6. From your answer in #5 Letter D, identify the maximum area of the basketball court. 7. Use a graphic paper to illustrate the parabola manually.

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Please help me with my hw thanks!!! ACTIVITY 2 SITUATION: You have 100 meters of fencing materials to surround a rectangular field to make it a basketball court. However, only three sides can be enclosed. What are the dimensions of the field such that you will get the maximum area? DIRECTIONS; 1. Represent the width of the rectangular field using any variable. 2. Represent the length using the given and representation of the width. 3. Express the area (A) of the field as a function of it's width. 4. Simplify the equation in step 3 to form a quadratic function. 5. From the quadratic function, identify the; a. Opening the curve b. Coordinates of the vertex c. Line of symmetry d. Maximum/minimum value of point of the curve. 6. From your answer in #5 Letter D, identify the maximum area of the basketball court. 7. Use a graphic paper to illustrate the parabola manually.
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