College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 2, Functions - Focus on Modeling - Modeling with Functions - Problems - Page 277: 17

Answer

$A=2h\sqrt{100-h^2}$ with $0\lt h\lt 10$

Work Step by Step

Let the base of the rectangle have length $b$. We use the Pythagorean Theorem because half the base, the height, and the radius of the circle form a right triangle with the radius as the hypotenuse. Thus, we have: $h^2+(b/2)^2=10^2$, We solve for $b$: $b=2\sqrt{100-h^2}$. Then the area is the product of the base and the height of the rectangle: $A=h\cdot b=h2\sqrt{100-h^2}$ with $0\lt h\lt 10$
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