Answer:
a) Side Parallel to the river: 200 ft
b) Each of the other sides: 400 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Let L represent side parallel to the river and W represent width of fence.
The required fencing (F) would be
.
We have been given that field must contain 80,000 square feet. This means area of field must be equal to 80,000.
![LW=80,000...(1)](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=LW%3D80%2C000...%281%29)
We are told that the fence on the side opposite the river costs $20 per foot, and the fence on the other sides costs $5 per foot, so total cost (C) of fencing would be
.
From equation (1), we will get:
![L=\frac{80,000}{W}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=L%3D%5Cfrac%7B80%2C000%7D%7BW%7D)
Upon substituting this value in cost equation, we will get:
![C=20(\frac{80,000}{W})+10W](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%3D20%28%5Cfrac%7B80%2C000%7D%7BW%7D%29%2B10W)
![C=\frac{1600,000}{W}+10W](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%3D%5Cfrac%7B1600%2C000%7D%7BW%7D%2B10W)
![C=1600,000W^{-1}+10W](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%3D1600%2C000W%5E%7B-1%7D%2B10W)
To minimize the cost, we need to find critical points of the the derivative of cost function as:
![C'=-1600,000W^{-2}+10](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%27%3D-1600%2C000W%5E%7B-2%7D%2B10)
![-1600,000W^{-2}+10=0](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-1600%2C000W%5E%7B-2%7D%2B10%3D0)
![-1600,000W^{-2}=-10](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-1600%2C000W%5E%7B-2%7D%3D-10)
![-\frac{1600,000}{W^2}=-10](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-%5Cfrac%7B1600%2C000%7D%7BW%5E2%7D%3D-10)
![-10W^2=-1,600,000](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-10W%5E2%3D-1%2C600%2C000)
![W^2=160,000](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=W%5E2%3D160%2C000)
![W=\pm 400](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=W%3D%5Cpm%20400)
Since width cannot be negative, therefore, the width of the fencing would be 400 feet.
Now, we will find the 2nd derivative as:
![C''=-2(-1600,000)W^{-3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%27%27%3D-2%28-1600%2C000%29W%5E%7B-3%7D)
![C''=3200,000W^{-3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%27%27%3D3200%2C000W%5E%7B-3%7D)
![C''=\frac{3200,000}{W^3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%27%27%3D%5Cfrac%7B3200%2C000%7D%7BW%5E3%7D)
Now, we will substitute
in 2nd derivative as:
![C''(400)=\frac{3200,000}{400^3}=\frac{3200,000}{64000000}=0.05](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C%27%27%28400%29%3D%5Cfrac%7B3200%2C000%7D%7B400%5E3%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B3200%2C000%7D%7B64000000%7D%3D0.05)
Since 2nd derivative is positive at
, therefore, width of 400 ft of the fencing will minimize the cost.
Upon substituting
in
, we will get:
![L=\frac{80,000}{400}\\\\L=200](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=L%3D%5Cfrac%7B80%2C000%7D%7B400%7D%5C%5C%5C%5CL%3D200)
Therefore, the side parallel to the river will be 200 feet.