A page that is x inches wide and y inches high contains 34 square inches of print. The margins at the top and bottom are 2 inches deep and the margins on each side are 1 inch wide. (a) Show that the total area A of the page is given by A = 2x(2x + 13) x − 2 We know that A = xy and that x − y − = 34 y = Hence, A = x = (b) Determine the domain of the function based on the physical constraints of the problem. (Enter your answer using interval notation.) (c) Use a graphing utility to graph the area function and approximate the page size such that the minimum amount of paper will be used. Verify your answer numerically using the table feature of the graphing utility. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) x = in y = in

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
12th Edition
ISBN:9781305652231
Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
Chapter4: Polynomial And Rational Functions
Section4.1: Quadratic Functions
Problem 6SC: A company that makes and sells baseball caps has found that the total monthly cost C in dollars of...
icon
Related questions
Question

A page that is x inches wide and y inches high contains 34 square inches of print. The margins at the top and bottom are 2 inches deep and the margins on each side are 1 inch wide.

 
(a) Show that the total area A of the page is given by
A = 
2x(2x + 13)
x − 2
 
We know that 
A = xy
 and that
 
x − 
 
 
 
  
 
 
y − 
 
 
 
  
 
 =  34
y  = 
 
 
 


Hence,
A  = 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   = 
 
 
 


(b) Determine the domain of the function based on the physical constraints of the problem. (Enter your answer using interval notation.)


(c) Use a graphing utility to graph the area function and approximate the page size such that the minimum amount of paper will be used. Verify your answer numerically using the table feature of the graphing utility. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
x =  in
y =  in
 
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps with 5 images

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305652231
Author:
R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781337282291
Author:
Ron Larson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9780998625720
Author:
Lynn Marecek
Publisher:
OpenStax College
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
Algebra
ISBN:
9780395977224
Author:
Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
Publisher:
McDougal Littell
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305115545
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305071742
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning