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document.write( "A fence must be built to enclose a rectangular area of 5000 ft^2. Fencing material costs $1 per foot for the two sides facing north and south and $2 per foot for the other two sides.
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document.write( "Find the cost of the least expensive fence. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #644148 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You are asked to minimize expense \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "that face north and south and costs $1 / ft \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So, the sides are \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "The perimeter of the area is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Set the 1st derivative, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Plug these results back into original equation \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The least expensive fence costs $400 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check answer: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK -here's the plot of Cost, \n" ); document.write( " |