The Central Park Zoo needs to build a rectangular area of 225 sq. feet to holda zebra, a lion, a hippo, and a giraffe. The outside fencing costs $5 per foot. There must alsobe stone walls dividing the area into four distinct pens, which cost $15 per foot. Calculatethe dimensions necessary to minimize the cost of building this area.
The Central Park Zoo needs to build a rectangular area of 225 sq. feet to holda zebra, a lion, a hippo, and a giraffe. The outside fencing costs $5 per foot. There must alsobe stone walls dividing the area into four distinct pens, which cost $15 per foot. Calculatethe dimensions necessary to minimize the cost of building this area.
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The Central Park Zoo needs to build a rectangular area of 225 sq. feet to hold
a zebra, a lion, a hippo, and a giraffe. The outside fencing costs $5 per foot. There must also
be stone walls dividing the area into four distinct pens, which cost $15 per foot. Calculate
the dimensions necessary to minimize the cost of building this area.
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