16.) You want to fence off a rectangular region along a river (where the riverside requires no fence). If the enclosed area is to be 1800 square yards, what is the least amount of fence needed? 17.) Use Newton's Method to approximate v13 correct to six decimal places. 18.) Use your calculator to approximate the critical numbers and inflection points of 1 (x) = 2x* - 3x – 10 x? + 20 to two decimal places.

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16.) You want to fence off a rectangular region along a river (where the riverside requires no fence). If the
enclosed area is to be 1800 square yards, what is the least amount of fence needed?
17.) Use Newton's Method to approximate v13 correct to six decimal places.
18.) Use your calculator to approximate the critical numbers and inflection points of
1 (x) = 2x* - 3x – 10 x? + 20 to two decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:16.) You want to fence off a rectangular region along a river (where the riverside requires no fence). If the enclosed area is to be 1800 square yards, what is the least amount of fence needed? 17.) Use Newton's Method to approximate v13 correct to six decimal places. 18.) Use your calculator to approximate the critical numbers and inflection points of 1 (x) = 2x* - 3x – 10 x? + 20 to two decimal places.
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Solving no 16

Given:

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Let length of rectangular region = y

Let width of rectangular region = x

A rough sketch will be as follows:

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Step 3

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Now perimeter of fence will be:

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