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The accompanying figure shows a rectangle inscribed in an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse is 2 units longs. Express the y-coordinate of P in terms of x. Express the area of the rectangle in terms of x .

The accompanying figure shows a rectangle inscribed in an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse is 2 units longs. Express the y-coordinate of P in terms of x. Express the area of the rectangle in terms of x .

Solution Summary: The author explains how the y-coordinate of P in terms of x is 1-x. For isosceles right triangle ABC, the sides AB and AC are equal.

University Calculus

University Calculus

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ISBN: 9780135164846

Author: Joel R. Hass, Maurice D. Weir, George B. Thomas, Jr., Przemyslaw Bogacki

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 1.1, Problem 68E

The accompanying figure shows a rectangle inscribed in an isosceles right triangle whose hypotenuse is 2 units longs.

Express the y-coordinate of P in terms of x.
Express the area of the rectangle in terms of x.

Chapter 1.1, Problem 68E, 68. The accompanying figure shows a rectangle inscribed in an isosceles right triangle whose

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