SOLUTION: A rancher with 750 ft of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle.
(a) Find a function th
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Question 1039274: A rancher with 750 ft of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle.
(a) Find a function that models the total area of the four pens.
A(w) =
I got -2.5x^2 + 375x but it was wrong. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rancher with 750 ft of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle.
(a) Find a function that models the total area of the four pens.
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Let the width be "w"
Note: 2 of the sides are "w"
Each dividing segment is (750-2w)/5
Then depth of the rectangle is [150-(2/5)w
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Total Area = w[(150-(2/5)w] = 150w - (2/5)w^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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