There are ​$400 available to fence in a rectangular garden. The fencing for the side of the garden facing the road costs ​$15 per​foot, and the fencing for the other three sides costs ​$5 per foot. Consider the problem of finding the dimensions of the largest possible garden.​(a) what would be the objective equation and what would be the constraint equations?​(b) Express the quantity to be maximized as a function of x.​(c) Find the optimal values of x and y.

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Answer:

The answer to this question can be described as follows:

Step-by-step explanation:

A)

The goal is to increase the area and therefore  

Target formula: A = xy  

The limited amount of money, which we have for the fence, and it only has $400  

The equation of constraints: 400=(fence costs parallel to roads) +( 3 other side cost)    

[tex]\to 400 = 15x+ 5(5y+x)\\\\ \to400 =15x+25y+5x\\\\ \to 400=20x+25y\\[/tex]

B)

To solve y we use the limiting equation:  

[tex]\to 400=20x+25y\\\\ \to 25y= 400-20x\\\\\to y=\frac{(400-20x))}{25}\\\\\to y=16-\frac{4}{5}x\\\\[/tex]

Now, put the value in the y and maximise as much as possible into our goal equation:  

A function for:  

[tex]\to A(x)= x(16-(\frac{4}{5}x)\\\\\to A(x) =16x-\frac{4x^2}{5}[/tex]

C)

Select the critical value the A(x):  

[tex]\to \frac{dA}{dx} 16-\frac{8x}{5}=0 \\\\\to 16=\frac{8x}{5}\\\\\to 16 \times 5 =8x\\\\\to 80=8x \\\\\to x=\frac{80}{8}\\\\\to x=10\\\\[/tex]

We now need, with the second derivative, to ensure that this value is maximum:  

[tex]\to \frac{d^2A}{dx^2} = \frac{-8}{5}\\\\ \to \frac{d^2A}{dx^2}(10) < O[/tex]

not only is there a relative maximum at x = 10, but we can conclude that the

maximum occurs as[tex]x = 10 \ since \ \frac{d^2A}{dx^2}< O[/tex] for all x. We also need y:

[tex]\to y= 16-\frac{4}{5}x\\\\\to y=16-\frac{4}{5}*10\\\\\to y= 16-8\\\\\to y=8\\\\[/tex]