Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-32184-874-1

Chapter 11 - Quadratic Functions and Equations - 11.4 Applications Involving Quadratic Equations - 11.4 Exercise Set - Page 723: 7

Answer

$\frac{-\pi h+\sqrt{{{\pi }^{2}}{{h}^{2}}+2\pi A}}{2\pi }$

Work Step by Step

$A=2\pi {{r}^{2}}+2\pi rh$ Subtract $A$ from both sides of the equation. $\begin{align} & A=2\pi {{r}^{2}}+2\pi rh \\ & A-A=2\pi {{r}^{2}}+2\pi rh-A \\ & 0=2\pi {{r}^{2}}+2\pi rh-A \end{align}$ Rewrite the equation, $2\pi {{r}^{2}}+2\pi rh-A=0$ Use the quadratic formula, $r=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{{{b}^{2}}-4ac}}{2a}$ Substitute the values in the equation, $a=2\pi ,b=2\pi h,c=-A$ Then, the equation is, $\begin{align} & r=\frac{-2\pi h\pm \sqrt{{{\left( 2\pi h \right)}^{2}}-4\times 2\pi \times \left( -A \right)}}{2\times 2\pi } \\ & =\frac{-2\pi h\pm \sqrt{4{{\pi }^{2}}{{h}^{2}}+8\pi A}}{4\pi } \\ & =\frac{-\pi h\pm \sqrt{{{\pi }^{2}}{{h}^{2}}+2\pi A}}{2\pi } \end{align}$ Here, we only consider $ r \ge 0 $. $r=\frac{-\pi h+\sqrt{{{\pi }^{2}}{{h}^{2}}+2\pi A}}{2\pi }$ Thus, the value is $r=\frac{-\pi h+\sqrt{{{\pi }^{2}}{{h}^{2}}+2\pi A}}{2\pi }$.
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