Sunday, November 6, 2011

A Norman window has the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of the window is 40?

A Norman window has the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. (Thus the diameter of the semicircle is equal to the width of the rectangle.) If the perimeter of the window is 40 ft, find the value of x so that the greatest possible amount of light is admitted.

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