Asked by Riley
A rancher wants to fence in a rectangular area of 23000 square feet in a field and then divide the region in half with a fence down the middle parallel to one side. What is the smallest length of fencing that will be required to do this?
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Steve
If the length and width are x,y, then we want to minimize
f = 3x+2y subject to
xy = 23000
so, y=23000/x, and we want the minimum of
f = 3x+2(23000/x)
df/dx = 3 - 46000/x^2
df/dx =0 at x = 20/3 â345)
f = 40â345
f = 3x+2y subject to
xy = 23000
so, y=23000/x, and we want the minimum of
f = 3x+2(23000/x)
df/dx = 3 - 46000/x^2
df/dx =0 at x = 20/3 â345)
f = 40â345
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