A rectangular box has length x and width 3. The volume of the box is given by y = 3x(8 – x). The greatest x-intercept of the gra
ph of this polynomial equals which of the following? Choose all that apply.
1 answer:
Answer:
The maximum length (x) of the rectangular box
The minimum volume (y) of the rectangular box
The minimum height (8-x) of the rectangular box
Step-by-step explanation:
we have
This is the equation of a vertical parabola open downward
The vertex is a maximum
Remember that
The x-intercept is the value of x when the value of y is equal to zero
The x-intercepts of the equation are
(0,0) and (8,0)
therefore
The greatest x-intercept is the point (8,0)
see the attached figure
Remember that x represent the length of the box
therefore
The greatest x-intercept of the graph of this polynomial equals to
The maximum length (x) of the rectangular box
The minimum volume (y) of the rectangular box
The minimum height (8-x) of the rectangular box
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