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Section 1.4
Question 63
See attachment.
How is this done?
Question 63
See attachment.
How is this done?
1) Find the relationship betwenn y and x.
You do this trhough the slope equation.
You have three points. (0,b) , (2,1) , and (a,0) or (since a=x and b=y) your points are (0,y) , (2,1) , and (s,0)
Slope between (0,y) and (2,1) = [y - 1] / [ 0 -2] = [1 - y] / 2
Slope between (2,1) and (x,0) = [1 - 0] / [2 -x] = 1 / [2 - x]
2) Now establish the formula for the area of the triangle:
(1 / 2) base*heigth = (1/2) xy
3) replace y with x / (x - 2)
area = (1/2) x [ x / (x-2)] = [x^2] / [2(x-2)] = x^2 / (2x - 4)
Answer:
area = x^2 / (2x - 4)
Domain:
x > 2 to y be positive,
Answer: x element (2, ∞)
1. typo , (s, 0) is actually (x, 0)
2.
from slopes
Slope between (0,y) and (2,1) = [y - 1] / [ 0 -2] = [1 - y] / 2
Slope between (2,1) and (x,0) = [1 - 0] / [2 -x] = 1 / [2 - x]
recall that slopes are equal
[1 - y] / 2=1 / [2 - x] ..........solve for y
1 - y =2 / [2 - x]
y=1 - 2 / [2 - x]
y=[2 - x]/ [2 - x]- 2 / [2 - x]
y=[2 - x- 2] / -[x - 2]
y=- x / -[x - 2]
y=x / [x - 2]
now substitute y in equation for area= (1/2) xy
3.
denominator (2x - 4) will be equal to zero if x=2, so x must be greater than 2
since y=area => area cannot be negative number