30 Oct 2021
Problem 56
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Section 4.6: Optimization Problems
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
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Given information
Note that given,
A rain gutter is to be constructed from a metal sheet of width by bending up one-third of the sheet on each side through an angle .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Draw the required diagram,
Note that the amount of water that the gutter can carry is proportional to the area of a cross-section of the gutter.
Let is the height that the tip of one bent-up segment rise above the base, then the cross-sectional area is