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The width of a rectangle is 4x-4 feet and the length is 2x+5 feet. Find the perimeter

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Ipatiy [6.2K]3 years ago

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Perimeter is
2 • width+ 2•length=
2• (4x-4)+2•(2x+5)=
Distribute multiplication in parentheses
8x-8+4x+10=
Combine like terms
12x+2

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$Length = x$

$Width = y$

So:

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$128 = x * y$

Make x the subject

$x = \frac{128}{y}$

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$Length = x + 1 + 1$

$Length = x + 2$

When 2 inch margin is at both sides

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$Width = y + 2 + 2$

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$A = (\frac{128}{y} + 2) * (y + 4)$

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$A = 128 + \frac{512}{y} + 2y + 8$

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Different A with respect to y

$A' = -512y^{-2} + 2$

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$A' = 0$

This gives:

$0 = -512y^{-2} + 2$

Collect Like Terms

$512y^{-2} = 2$

Multiply through by $y^2$

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Divide through by 2

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Take square roots of both sides

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$y = 16$

Recall that:

$x = \frac{128}{y}$

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Recall that the new dimensions are:

$Length = x + 2$

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So:

$Length = 8 + 2$

$Length = 10$

$Width = 16 + 4$

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To double-check;

Differentiate A'

$A' = -512y^{-2} + 2$

$A" = -2 * -512y^{-3}$

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$A" = \frac{1024}{y^3}$

The above value is:

$A" = \frac{1024}{y^3} > 0$

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