Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.10 - Modeling with Functions - Exercise Set - Page 294: 40

Answer

a) $2x\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$ b) $4x+2\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$

Work Step by Step

(a) Consider the provided equation $y=\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$ Let $\left( x,y \right)$ be the coordinate of point $P$ Here, the length of the rectangle is twice the $x\text{-coordinate}$ and width of the rectangle is the $y\text{-coordinate}$ Consider the length of rectangle, $l=2x$ And width of rectangle, $w=y$ According to the formula of area of rectangle, $A=l\cdot w$ Substitute $2x$ for $l$ and $y$ for $w$ in the above equation $A=2x\cdot y$ Substitute $\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$ for $y$ in the above equation $\begin{align} & A=2x\cdot \sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}} \\ & =2x\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}} \end{align}$ Therefore, the required area of rectangle, $A$ with two vertices on a semi-circle of equation $y=\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$ with radius $3$ and two vertices on the $x\text{-axis}$ in terms of $x$ is, $2x\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$. (b) Consider the provided equation is, $y=\sqrt{4-{{x}^{2}}}$ Let $\left( x,y \right)$ be the coordinate of point $P$ Here, the length of the rectangle is twice the $x\text{-coordinate}$ and width of the rectangle is the $y\text{-coordinate}$ Consider the length of rectangle, $l=2x$ And width of rectangle, $w=y$ According to the formula of perimeter of rectangle, $P=2\cdot l+2\cdot w$ Substitute $2x$ for $l$ and $y$ for $w$ in the above equation $P=2\cdot 2x+2\cdot y$ Substitute $\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$ for $y$ in the above equation $\begin{align} & P=4x+2\cdot \sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}} \\ & =4x+2\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}} \end{align}$ Therefore, the required perimeter of rectangle, $P$ with two vertices on a semi-circle of equation $y=\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$ with radius $3$ and two vertices on the $x\text{-axis}$ in terms of $x$ is, $4x+2\sqrt{9-{{x}^{2}}}$.
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