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.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The diagonal forms two 45-45-90 triangles, with the diagonal being the hypotenuse of both. The Pythagorean Theorem states that
, where
is the hypotenuse of the triangle, and
and
are the two legs of the triangle.
From the Isosceles Base Theorem, the two legs of a 45-45-90 triangle are always equal. Since we're given a diagonal of
, we have:
