Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

36. Group Activity Page Design Hendrix Publishing Co. wants to design a page that has a 0.75 -in. left border, a 1.5−in1.5-\mathrm{in}. top border, and borders on the right and bottom of 1−in1-\mathrm{in}. They are to surround 40in.240 \mathrm{in} .^{2} of print material. Let xx be the width of the print material. (a) Express the area of the page as a function of xx. (b) Find the dimensions of the page that has the least area. What is the least area?

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