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A poster is to have an area of 210 in2 with 1 inch margins at the bottom and sides and a 2 inch margin at the top. find the exact dimensions that will give the largest printed area.

Verified Answer :

Let

x-------> the length side of the poster

y-------> the width side of the poster

we know that

Area of the poster is equal to

\(210=x*y\\\\ y=\frac{210}{x}\) -------> equation \(1\)

Area of the printed area is equal to

\(Aprinted=(x-2)*(y-3)\\ Aprinted=xy-3x-2y+6\) ----> equation \(2\)

substitute equation \(1\) in equation \(2\)

\(Aprinted=[210]-3x-2*[\frac{210}{x}]+6\)

using a graph tool

Find the vertex of the graph

The vertex of the graph is the point that represent the value of x for the largest printed area

see the attached figure

the vertex is the point \((11.83,145)\)

the largest printed area is \(145 in^{2}\)

\(x=11.83 in\)

find the value of y

\(y=\frac{210}{x} \\ \\ y=\frac{210}{11.83} \\ \\ y=17.75in\)

therefore

the answer is

The dimensions of the poster are \(11.83 in x 17.75 in\)

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Theexact dimensions that will give the largest printed area is \(\boxed{\,{\mathbf{2}}\sqrt {{\mathbf{35}}} \,\,{\mathbf{ \times }}\,\,{\mathbf{3}}\sqrt {{\mathbf{35}}} {\mathbf{ inches}}}\).

Further explanation:

It is given that the area of the poster is \(210{\text{ i}}{{\text{n}}^2}\)  with \(1{\text{ inch}}\) at the bottom and sides and \(2{\text{ inch}}\) margin at the top.

Consider the length of printed area is x  and width of the printed area is \(y\) .

Let \(A\) be the printed area.

The dimension of poster and area is shown below in Figure 1.

Now, area is the multiplication of length and width that is \(A = xy\).

Here, area is given as \(210{\text{ i}}{{\text{n}}^2}\) .

Substitute \(210{\text{ i}}{{\text{n}}^2}\) for \(A\) in equation \(A = xy\) as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}210&=xy\\y&=\frac{{210}}{x}{\text{}}\\\end{aligned}\)      ......(1)

From Figure 1, the length of inner rectangle is \(x - 2\) and width is \(y - 3\).

Area is calculated as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}A&=\left({{\text{length}}}\right)\cdot\left({{\text{width}}}\right)\\&= \left({x - 2}\right)\cdot\left({y - 3}\right)\\\end{aligned}\)

Substitute \(\frac{{210}}{x}\) for \(y\) in above equation.

\(\begin{aligned}A&=\left({x - 2}\right)\left({\frac{{210}}{x} - 3}\right)\\&=210 - 3x-\frac{{420}}{x}+6\\&=216 - 3x - \frac{{420}}{x}{\text{ }}\\\end{aligned}\)      ......(2)

Derivate the equation (2) with respect to \(x\) as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}A'&= 0 - 3 + \frac{{420}}{{{x^2}}}\\A'&= - 3+\frac{{420}}{{{x^2}}}{\text{}}\\\end{aligned}\)  ......(3)

Substitute \(0\) for \(A'\) in equation (3) to obtain the value of  

\(\begin{aligned}0&= - 3+\frac{{420}}{{{x^2}}}\\3&=\frac{{420}}{{{x^2}}}\\{x^2}&= \frac{{420}}{3}\\{x^2}&=140\\\end{aligned}\).

Further simplify the above equation.

\(\begin{aligned}x&=\pm\sqrt{140}\\&=\pm\sqrt{2\cdot2\cdot35}\\&=\pm\,2\sqrt {35}\\\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the value of \(x\) is \(\,2\sqrt{35}\,{\text{ or }}-2\sqrt{35}\).

Derivate the equation (3) as follows.

\(\begin{aligned}A''&=0-\frac{{420}}{{{x^3}}}\\&=0-\frac{{420}}{{{x^3}}}\\\end{aligned}\)

Now, if the value of \(x\) is positive, then \(A''\) must be negative and vice versa.

So, for obtaining the maximum dimension, the value of \(x\) must be positive.

Substitute \(\,2\sqrt{35}\) for \(x\) in equation (1) to obtain the value of \(y\).

\(\begin{aligned}y&=\frac{{210}}{{\,2\sqrt{35}}}\\&=\frac{{105}}{{\,\sqrt {35}}}\\&=\frac{{105}}{{\sqrt {35}}}\left({\frac{{\sqrt{35}}}{{\sqrt{35}}}}\right)\\&={\mathbf{3}}\sqrt{{\mathbf{35}}}\\\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the dimensions are \(\,{\mathbf{2}}\sqrt{{\mathbf{35}}}\,\,{\mathbf{ \times }}\,\,{\mathbf{3}}\sqrt {{\mathbf{35}}}{\mathbf{ inches}}\).

Thus, theexact dimensions that will give the largest printed area is \(\boxed{\,{\mathbf{2}}\sqrt {{\mathbf{35}}}\,\,{\mathbf{ \times }}\,\,{\mathbf{3}}\sqrt {{\mathbf{35}}}{\mathbf{ inches}}}\).

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Answer Details:

Grade: Junior High School

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Surface Area and Volumes

Keywords: Surface area, linear equation, system of linear equations in two variables, largest printed area

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