The sum of the ages of Rudy and his father is 58 years. The difference in their ages is 32 years. How old is each ?
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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.
Assuming a diagram similar to the one I've attached, ∠<em>YVZ</em> is a vertical angle to ∠<em>WVX</em>, which means they have an equal measure. Additionally, ∠<em>WVZ</em> and ∠<em>WVX</em> form a linear pair, which means they are supplementary (sum to 180°). That means we start out with the equation
We combine our like terms (the <em>x</em>'s get combined, then the constants get combined) and have:
Cancel the 9 first by subtraction:
Cancel the 19 by division:
Since we know that our angle we're looking for, ∠<em>YVZ</em>, is the same measure as ∠<em>WVX</em>, we substitute 9 in for <em>x</em>:
8(9)+28=72+28=100°
We combine our like terms (the <em>x</em>'s get combined, then the constants get combined) and have:
Cancel the 9 first by subtraction:
Cancel the 19 by division:
Since we know that our angle we're looking for, ∠<em>YVZ</em>, is the same measure as ∠<em>WVX</em>, we substitute 9 in for <em>x</em>:
8(9)+28=72+28=100°