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In the problem involving days, a 365−day year is assumed.Construction. A construction comp...

In the problem involving days, a 365−day year is assumed.

Construction. A construction company has 840 feet of chain-link fence that is used to enclose storage areas for equipment and materials at construction sites. The supervisor wants to set up two identical rectangular storage areas sharing a common fence (see the figure).

Assuming that all fencing is used,

(A) Express the total area A(x) enclosed by both pens as a function of x.


(B) From physical considerations, what is the domain of the function A?


(C) Graph function A in a rectangular coordinate system.


(D) Use the graph to discuss the number and approximate locations of values of x that would produce storage areas with a combined area of 25,000 square feet.


(E) Approximate graphically (to the nearest foot) the values of x that would produce storage areas with a combined area of 25,000 square feet.


(F) Determine algebraically the dimensions of the storage areas that have the maximum total combined area. What is the maximum area?

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