SOLUTION: size of an envelope It is determined that for a particular campaign it can use any envelope with a fixed width of 3 and 1/2In and a are of at least 17and1/2 in.Determine (in terms

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Question 644061: size of an envelope It is determined that for a particular campaign it can use any envelope with a fixed width of 3 and 1/2In and a are of at least 17and1/2 in.Determine (in terms of an inequality)those lengths that wil satisfy the company constraints.
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size of an envelope It is determined that for a particular campaign it can use any envelope with a fixed width of 3 and 1/2In and a are of at least 17and1/2 in.Determine (in terms of an inequality)those lengths that wil satisfy the company constraints.
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Area = length*width
17 1/2 sq in >= length*(3 1/2)
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length <= (17 1/2)/(3 1/2)
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length <= (35/7) = 5 inches
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Stan H.