SOLUTION: A rain gutter is formed by bending up the sides of a 42-inch-wide rectangular metal sheet.
A) find a function that models the cross-sectional area of the gutter in terms of x.
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Question 465752: A rain gutter is formed by bending up the sides of a 42-inch-wide rectangular metal sheet.
A) find a function that models the cross-sectional area of the gutter in terms of x.
Here is what I have so far, but don't know if it's on the right track:
A(x)=42-(1/3x)^2 Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rain gutter is formed by bending up the sides of a 42-inch-wide rectangular metal sheet.
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Let the cross section look like something like this, where x is the height and w is the width.
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x|_w_|x
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then
2x + w = 42
w = (42-2x)
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A) find a function that models the cross-sectional area of the gutter in terms of x.
A = x * w
Replace w with (42-2x)
A(x) = x(42-2x)
A(x) = -2x^2 + 42x
