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Textbook Solutions for Calculus: Early Transcendentals

Chapter 8 Problem 8.43

Question

A manufacturer of corrugated metal roofing wants to produce panels that are 28 in. wide and 2 in. thick by processing flat sheets of metal as shown in the figure. The profile of the roofing takes the shape of a sine wave. Verify that the sine curve has equation and find the width of a flat metal sheet that is needed to make a 28-inch panel. (Use your calculator to evaluate the integral correct to four significant digits.)

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Title Calculus: Early Transcendentals 6 
Author James Stewart
ISBN 9780495011668

A manufacturer of corrugated metal roofing wants to

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