A production editor at Weston Publishers decided that the pages of a book should have a 1-in. margin at the top and the bottom, and a 1/2-in. margin on each side of the page. She further stipulated that each page of the book should have an area of 50 in.2. Determine the dimension of the page that will result in the maximum printed area on the page.

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A production editor at Weston Publishers decided that the pages of a book should have a 1-in. margin at the top and the bottom, and a 1/2-in. margin on each side of the page. She further stipulated that each page of the book should have an area of 50 in.2. Determine the dimension of the page that will result in the maximum printed area on the page. 

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