A campground owner has 500 m of fencing. He wants to enclose a rectangular field bordering a river, with no fencing along the river. (See the sketch.) Let x represent the width of the field. (a) Write an expression for the length of the field as a function of x. (b) Find the area of the field (area = length x width) as a function of x. (c) Find the value of x leading to the maximum area. (d) Find the maximum area. x River
A campground owner has 500 m of fencing. He wants to enclose a rectangular field bordering a river, with no fencing along the river. (See the sketch.) Let x represent the width of the field. (a) Write an expression for the length of the field as a function of x. (b) Find the area of the field (area = length x width) as a function of x. (c) Find the value of x leading to the maximum area. (d) Find the maximum area. x River
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Chapter3: Functions And Graphs
Section3.5: Graphs Of Functions
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Transcribed Image Text:A campground owner has 500 m of fencing. He wants to enclose a rectangular field bordering a river, with no fencing along the river. (See the sketch.)
Let x represent the width of the field.
(a) Write an expression for the length of the field as a function of x.
(b) Find the area of the field (area = length x width) as a function of x.
(c) Find the value of x leading to the maximum area.
(d) Find the maximum area.
x
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