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So in this problem, we're constructing a rectangular area and it's 290 square feet.
00:12
And if i call this side x and this side y, then just from this from this, i have 290 is equal to x, y, because that's the equation for the area, right? length times width.
00:27
Okay.
00:28
And we're told that three sides cost four.
00:33
$4 a foot to construct, while the fourth side costs $15 a foot to construct.
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We're asked to find the dimensions that minimize the cost.
01:09
Okay, so, well, what is the total cost? let's just write that out.
01:15
Total cost is 4 times 2 of the x's plus 4.
01:24
Times a y plus 15 times a y and from the area equation we know that y is 290 over x don't we so that means i can write this as 8x 4 times 2 is 8 plus 4 times 290 over x plus 15 times 290 over x all right so that means now that i have 8x, well, 4 times 290 plus 15 times 290, both those are over x.
02:10
So this is over x.
02:13
And i want to put those together, i get 5510, 5 ,510 when i add all those together there.
02:23
All right, now then, if i want to do minimum cost, well, then let's take the derivative of cost with respect to x and set that equal to zero...