13. A patio is configured from a rectangle with two right triangles of equal size attached at the two ends (see picture below). The length of the rectangle is 20ft. The base of the right triangle is 3ft less than the height of the triangle. If the total area of the patio is 348ft, determine the base of and height of the triangular portions. 20 ft 14. A veterinarian wishes to use 132 feet of chain-link fencing to enclose a rectangular region and subdivide the region into two smaller rectangular regions (see picture below). If the total enclosed area is 576 square feet, find the dimensions of the enclosed region.

13. A patio is configured from a rectangle with two right triangles of equal size attached at the two ends (see picture below). The length of the rectangle is 20ft. The base of the right triangle is 3ft less than the height of the triangle. If the total area of the patio is 348ft, determine the base of and height of the triangular portions. 20 ft 14. A veterinarian wishes to use 132 feet of chain-link fencing to enclose a rectangular region and subdivide the region into two smaller rectangular regions (see picture below). If the total enclosed area is 576 square feet, find the dimensions of the enclosed region.

Calculus: Early Transcendentals

8th Edition

ISBN:9781285741550

Author:James Stewart

Publisher:James Stewart

Chapter1: Functions And Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RCC: (a) What is a function? What are its domain and range? (b) What is the graph of a function? (c) How...

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