SOLUTION: A book designer decided that the pages of a book should have 1-in. margins at the top and bottom and 0.5 in. margins on the sides. She further stipulated that each page should have
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Question 1092231: A book designer decided that the pages of a book should have 1-in. margins at the top and bottom and 0.5 in. margins on the sides. She further stipulated that each page should have an area of 50 in.2. Find a function in the variable x, giving the area.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1. Who is "x" ?
2. The area is just given, 50 in^2.
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