Rancher whave 3 pieces of fencing of the length L ( two on the border of the fence and one in the middle )
and 2 pieces of fencing of the length W.
3 L + 2 W = 300
Divide both sides by 3
L + 2 W / 3 = 100
Subtract 2 W / 3 to both sides
L = 100 - 2 W / 3
A = L ∙ W = ( 100 - 2 W / 3 ) ∙ W
A = 100 W - 2 W ² / 3
Derivative:
dA / DW = 100 - 2 ∙ 2 W / 3
dA / DW = 100 - 4 W / 3
Function have extreme in point where the derivative is zero.
dA / DW = 100 - 4 W / 3 = 0
Add 4 W / 3 to both sides
100 = 4 W / 3
Multiply both sides by 3
300 = 4 W
300 / 4 = W
75 = W
W = 75 ft
Second derivative test:
If second derivative < 0, then function has a maximum
If second derivative > 0 then function has a minimum
In this case secons derivative = d ( 100 - 4 W / 3 ) / dW = - 4 / 3 < 0
So for W = 75 area has maximum
L = 100 - 2 W / 3
L = 100 - 2 ∙ 75 / 3
L = 100 - 150 / 3
L = 100 - 50
L = 50 ft
A rancher wants to construct two identical rectangular corrals using 300 feet of fencing. The Ranger decides to build them adjacent to each other, so they share something on one side. What dimension to the range are used to construct each corral so that together, they will enclose the largest possible area?
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Note that after all the math, maximum area happens when the fencing is divided equally among lengths and widths.
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