Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.1 - Functions and Their Graphs - Exercises 1.1 - Page 13: 71

Answer

$5(2+\sqrt 2)h $

Work Step by Step

Using the Pythagorean Theorem for the right triangle, we have: $2x^{2}=h^{2}$, so $ x=h/\sqrt 2$. The total cost can be written as: $ C=5\times2x+10\times h=10\times h/\sqrt 2+10\times h=5(2+\sqrt 2)h $
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