Mona has 400 yards of fencing to enclose a rectangular area. Find the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the enclosed are
a. What is the maximum area?
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Answer:
(-2.2, -1.6), (3, 1)
Step-by-step explanation:
You don't have to go far to find the equations. They are right there in your problem statement. Perhaps you want to find the solutions to the equations.
Use the first equation to write an expression for x, then substitute that into the second equation:
x = 2y +1
y^2 -3(2y+1)(y) +8 = 0
-5y^2 -3y +8 = 0
-(5y +8)(y -1) = 0
y = -8/5 or y = 1
The corresponding values of x are ...
x = 2(-8/5)+1 = -11/5
x = 2(1) +1 = 3
The solutions are (x, y) = (-2.2, -1.6) and (3, 1).
