A 26-ft steel pipe with negligible diameter is moved horizontally along a passageway and into a 8-ft wide halway at right angles to the passageway. How wide in ft must the passageway be for the steel pipe to go around the corner? (Hint: This is a maxima-minima problem making use of derivatives of trigonometric functions The problem is to solve for the minimum width of the passageway.) 1. Use derivatives of trigonometric functions in solving this problem. The solution and answer will not be considered if this instruction is not folowed. 2. Write your answer to the nearest 2 decimal places.

A 26-ft steel pipe with negligible diameter is moved horizontally along a passageway and into a 8-ft wide halway at right angles to the passageway. How wide in ft must the passageway be for the steel pipe to go around the corner? (Hint: This is a maxima-minima problem making use of derivatives of trigonometric functions The problem is to solve for the minimum width of the passageway.) 1. Use derivatives of trigonometric functions in solving this problem. The solution and answer will not be considered if this instruction is not folowed. 2. Write your answer to the nearest 2 decimal places.

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter6: Topics In Analytic Geometry

Section6.2: Introduction To Conics: parabolas

Problem 4ECP: Find an equation of the tangent line to the parabola y=3x2 at the point 1,3.

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