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Question 476600
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If the area is 64 square feet what is the smallest perimeter
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The area of a rectangle is given by:
so we can say:
The perimeter is given by:
Substituting we can write a function for the perimeter in terms of
:
Extremum where the first derivative is equal to zero:
But discard the negative root, hence:
The extremum is a minimum if the second derivative is positive at the extreme point.
Since
and
are both positive quantities, the second derivative is positive for all values of
and therefore the extremum is a minimum.
Take the positive square root of your given area and you have your answer.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
