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Textbook Solutions for Precalculus: Functions and Graphs

Chapter 2 Problem 2.4.67

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Dimensions of a building A small office unit is to contain 500 of floor space. A simplified model is shown in the figure on the next page.(a) Express the length y of the building as a function of the width x.(b) If the walls cost $100 per running foot, express the cost C of the walls as a function of the width x. (Disregard the wall space above the doors and the thickness of the walls.

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The first step in solving 2 problem number 273 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Dimensions of a building A small office unit is to contain 500 of floor space. A simplified model is shown in the figure on the next page.(a) Express the length y of the building as a function of the width x.(b) If the walls cost $100 per running foot, express the cost C of the walls as a function of the width x. (Disregard the wall space above the doors and the thickness of the walls.
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Title Precalculus: Functions and Graphs 12 
Author Earl Swokowski, Jeffery Cole
ISBN 9780840068576

Dimensions of a building A small office unit is to contain

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