Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.7 Exercises - Page 220: 9

Answer

$${\text{Width}} = {\text{length}} = 20{\text{m}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{From the image shown below we know that the perimeter is}} \cr & {\text{given by the equation}} \cr & 2x + 2y = 80{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & A = xy{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Solve equation }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right){\text{ for }}y \cr & 2y = 80 - 2x \cr & {\text{ }}y = 40 - x \cr & {\text{Substitute }}5 - x{\text{ into equation }}\left( {\bf{2}} \right) \cr & A = x\left( {40 - x} \right) \cr & A = 40x - {x^2} \cr & {\text{Differentiate}} \cr & \frac{{dA}}{{dx}} = 40 - 2x \cr & {\text{Find the critical points by solving }}\frac{{dA}}{{dx}} = 0 \cr & 5 - 2x = 0 \cr & x = 20 \cr & {\text{Calculate the second derivative}} \cr & \frac{{{d^2}A}}{{d{x^2}}} = - 2 \cr & {\text{By the second derivative test:}} \cr & {\left. {\frac{{{d^2}A}}{{d{x^2}}}} \right|_{x = 20}} = - 2 < 0{\text{ Relative maximum}} \cr & {\text{Taking }}x = 20 \cr & {\text{ }}y = 40 - x \to y = 40 - 20 = 20 \cr & {\text{Therefore, the numbers are: }}x = 20{\text{ and }}y = 20 \cr & {\text{The dimensions are Width}} = {\text{length}} = 20{\text{m}} \cr} $$
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