Gretchen is setting up for a banquet. She had 300 chairs and needs to distribute them evenly among t tables. (in algebra)
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Answer:
State A was the <u>12th</u> state to enter the Union. State B was the <u>11th</u> state to enter the Union.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's call x to the order-of-entry of State B, therefore the order-of-entry of State A is x+1. Given that he product of their order-of-entry numbers is 132:
x*(x+1) = 132
x² + x - 132 = 0
Using quadratic formula:
The negative solution has no sense in the context of our problem, then the solution is x = 11.
Answer:
26 ft square by 13 ft high
Step-by-step explanation:
The tank will have minimum surface area when opposite sides have the same total area as the square bottom. That is, their height is half their width. This makes the tank half a cube. Said cube would have a volume of ...
2·(8788 ft^3) = (26 ft)^3
The square bottom of the tank is 26 ft square, and its height is 13 ft.
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<em>Solution using derivatives</em>
If x is the side length of the square bottom, the height is 8788/x^2 and the area is ...
x^2 + 4x(8788/x^2) = x^2 +35152/x
The derivative of this is zero when area is minimized:
2x -35152/x^2 = 0
x^3 = 17576 = 26^3 . . . . . multiply by x^2/2, add 17576
x = 26
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As the attached graph shows, a graphing calculator can also provide the solution.
