Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 2:09pm.
make a sketch.
Assuming that the gutter is rectangular and the sides must have the same height, look at the cross section of the gutter.
let the base by y and each of the sides by x
we know that
2x + y = 40
y = 40-2x
the area A of the cross-section will be
A = xy
= x(40-2x) = 40x - 2x^2
Assuming this is a typical Calculus question ...
dA/dx = 40 - 4x = 0 for a max of A
40-4x = 0
x = 10
the the depth will be 10 cm
if you don't know Calculus , you will have to complete the square on
A = 40x - 2x^2
I don't know calculus
This is what I got after completing the square:
A=-2(x-10)^2+200
How do I know what is the depth when I complete the square?
thank you
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