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A rectangle has one vertex on the line {{{y=8-2x}}} x>0, another at the orgin, one on the positive x-axis, and one on the posi
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A rectangle has one vertex on the line {{{y=8-2x}}} x>0, another at the orgin, one on the positive x-axis, and one on the posi
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: Hi, I could really use some help with this problem.
A rectangle has one vertex on the line x>0, another at the orgin, one on the positive x-axis, and one on the positive y-axis.
Draw the graph. Express the area of rectangle A(x) as a function of horizontal side x. Find the dimensions and area of largest rectangle that can fit under the line in Quadrant 1.
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Jodi This question is from textbook College Algebra Esssentials
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the area of the rectangle is the product of the x and y coordinates on the y=8-2x line...this means A(x)=x(8-2x)...or
the graph of A(x) is a downward opening parabola with zeros at x=0 and x=4...the axis of symmetry (and the maximum point) is midway between the zeros at x=2
