A landscape architect would like to design a rectangular flower garden with an area of 160 square feet is surrounded by a brick border 5 feet wide on two sides and 2 feet wide on the other two sides (see figure). What dimensions of the garden minimize the combined area of the garden and borders? What is the optimal area? 1 y X Garden ↑ y The length of the shorter side of the optimal garden is The length of the longer side of the optimal garden is X feet long. feet long.

A landscape architect would like to design a rectangular flower garden with an area of 160 square feet is surrounded by a brick border 5 feet wide on two sides and 2 feet wide on the other two sides (see figure). What dimensions of the garden minimize the combined area of the garden and borders? What is the optimal area? 1 y X Garden ↑ y The length of the shorter side of the optimal garden is The length of the longer side of the optimal garden is X feet long. feet long.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

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