SOLUTION: A flowerbed is made in shape of sector of circle, 20meter of wire is available to make a fence for the flowerbed ,find the radius of circle so that the area of flowerbed is maximum
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Question 985053: A flowerbed is made in shape of sector of circle, 20meter of wire is available to make a fence for the flowerbed ,find the radius of circle so that the area of flowerbed is maximum?
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A flowerbed is made in shape of sector of circle, 20 meter of wire is available to make a fence for the flowerbed ,
find the radius of circle so that the area of flowerbed is maximum?
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let r = the radius
let a = length of the arc of the sector
then
2r + a = 20
a = (20-2r)
the area of the sector;
The area of the circle times the fraction of the circumference that is the arc
A = *
replace a
A = *
simplify, cancel pi and r in the denominator
A = r*
Cancel 2
A = r(10-r)
This is a simple quadratic equation now
A = -r^2 +10r
Max area occurs at the axis of symmetry we can find using x=-b/(2a)
here a=-1; b=10, x=r
r =
r = -10/-2
r = 5 meters is the radius
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A graph of this equation, r on the x axis, area on the y axis
Max area occurs at r = 5 meters, max area is 25 sq meters
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