Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

A rectangular poster has overall width xx cm and height yy cm. Margins of 44 cm on the left and right and 66 cm on the top and bottom surround the printed region. The printed area must be exactly 1200 cm21200\text{ cm}^2. Determine, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter, the value of xx that minimizes the total area of the poster.

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