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29-10-2014, 17:49
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Re: Math Quiz 5
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Ok, next I defined a variable c=ab, and got a as a function of c using the arc length. I also got area as a function of c. Then, because the derivative of the area is some insanely long expression, I put it into my CAS and got the answer ab = 1.515, a=.817 and b=1.853.
EDIT: somewhere I lost a factor of two, the actual answer is:
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a=.626, b=4.06
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