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Answer:
BD = 17
Step-by-step explanation:
The Pythagorean theorem can be used twice:
BC^2 + AC^2 = AB^2
BC = √(AB^2 -AC^2) = √(25^2 -24^2) = √49 = 7
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Likewise, ...
DC = √(AD^2 -AC^2) = √(26^2 -24^2) = √100 = 10
Then ...
BD = BC +DC = 7 + 10
BD = 17
Answer:
a) see below
b) 40x20 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Write down what you know:
- The area of the enclosure is length*width, so
- The length of the fencing is 80 meters, so
Now we have to combine these two equations above, and get rid of y in the process.
First rewrite the second as:
Then substitute for y in the first:
b) To maximize A, find the zero of the first derivative:
So y = (80-40)/2 = 20 meters.
