Suppose three squares of uniform thickness are made of gold plate and you are offered either the large square or the two smaller ones. If you want to choose the offer that will give you the greatest amount of gold plated material, which choices would you make for each of the squares having sides whose lengths are given below? (a)    3 in. and 3 in. or 5 in. 3 in. and 3 in.5 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined. (b)    5 in. and 12 in. or 13 in. 5 in. and 12 in.13 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined. (c)    2 in. and 6 in. or 7 in. 2 in. and 6 in.7 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined. (d)    7 in. and 8 in. or 11 in. 7 in. and 8 in.11 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined. (e)    11 in. and 12 in. or 17 in. 11 in. and 12 in.17 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined.

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...
icon
Related questions
Question

Suppose three squares of uniform thickness are made of gold plate and you are offered either the large square or the two smaller ones. If you want to choose the offer that will give you the greatest amount of gold plated material, which choices would you make for each of the squares having sides whose lengths are given below?

(a)    3 in. and 3 in. or 5 in.
3 in. and 3 in.5 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined.


(b)    5 in. and 12 in. or 13 in.
5 in. and 12 in.13 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined.


(c)    2 in. and 6 in. or 7 in.
2 in. and 6 in.7 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined.


(d)    7 in. and 8 in. or 11 in.
7 in. and 8 in.11 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined.


(e)    11 in. and 12 in. or 17 in.
11 in. and 12 in.17 in.     Either, the large square has the same area as the areas of the two smaller ones combined.

 

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus
ISBN:
9781285741550
Author:
James Stewart
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Thomas' Calculus (14th Edition)
Thomas' Calculus (14th Edition)
Calculus
ISBN:
9780134438986
Author:
Joel R. Hass, Christopher E. Heil, Maurice D. Weir
Publisher:
PEARSON
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)
Calculus
ISBN:
9780134763644
Author:
William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett, Eric Schulz
Publisher:
PEARSON
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus
ISBN:
9781319050740
Author:
Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, Robert Franzosa
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Precalculus
Precalculus
Calculus
ISBN:
9780135189405
Author:
Michael Sullivan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions
Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions
Calculus
ISBN:
9781337552516
Author:
Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards
Publisher:
Cengage Learning