Homework Help: math

Posted by kelli on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:40pm.

a rectangle is to be inscribed under the arch of the curve y = 2cosx from x=-pi to x=pi. What is the length of the base of the rectangle with maximum area?

can someone help me with this....i have a lot of problems to do just like this but i dont understand them. can someone show me how to do this problem step by step, please?

my teacher taught me how to do it like this but i cant seem to get an answer.
try to follow my work and please help

so the area for both sides is:

A= 2x(2cosx)

then i have to find the deriviative, which is:

a= 4cosx-4xsinx (is this deriviative right?)

then i have to set it equal to zero and solve but this is where i get stuck. can you help me with this part?

4cosx-4xsinx=0

math - Terria, Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8:45pm
Hey,Ms.Keli I Really Need Your Help In Math.

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