A 120-m long fence is to be cut into pieces to make three enclosures, each of which is square. How should the fence be cut up in order to minimize the total area enclosed by the fence?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given

total Length of Fence is [tex]L=120\ m[/tex]

this length is divided to three square such that their area is minimum

suppose the side of three squares is x,y and z

Perimeter of squares

[tex]120=4x+4y+4z[/tex]

thus [tex]g(x,y,z)=4x+4y+4z[/tex]

thus [tex]g_x=4,g_y=4,g_z=4[/tex]

Total area [tex]A=x^2+y^2+z^2[/tex]

Thus [tex]f(x,y,z)=x^2+y^2+z^2[/tex]

[tex]f_x=2x[/tex]

[tex]f_y=2y[/tex]

[tex]f_z=2z[/tex]

Using lagrange's multiplying method we get

[tex]\Delta f=\lambda \Delta g[/tex]

[tex]<2x,2y,2z>=\lambda <4,4,4>[/tex]

[tex]2x=4\lambda[/tex]    [tex]2y=4\lambda[/tex]     [tex]2z=4\lambda  [/tex]

thus [tex]2x=2y=2x[/tex]

[tex]x=y=z[/tex]

thus [tex]x=y=z=10[/tex]

so fence should be cut into equal parts of 40 cm each

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