009A Sample Final A, Problem 7
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7. A farmer wishes to make 4 identical rectangular pens, each with
500 sq. ft. of area. What dimensions for each pen will use the least
amount of total fencing?
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| As a word problem, we must begin by assigning variables in order to construct useful equation(s). As an optimization problem, we will be taking a derivative of one of our equations in order to find an extreme point. |
Solution:
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