OCR C1 2007 June — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionJune
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeOptimization with constraints

5
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{581ef815-59f0-434e-a7ec-9128e74c0323-2_256_1113_1366_516} The diagram shows a rectangular enclosure, with a wall forming one side. A rope, of length 20 metres, is used to form the remaining three sides. The width of the enclosure is x metres.
  1. Show that the enclosed area, \(\mathrm { Am } ^ { 2 }\), is given by $$A = 20 x - 2 x ^ { 2 } .$$
  2. Use differentiation to find the maximum value of A .