Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 1 - Limits and Their Properties - 1.2 Exercises - Page 58: 79

Answer

$$h=\frac{2}{5}$$

Work Step by Step

First off, let $radius\:OP$ have a length that is equivalent to $z$, which is the altitude of the triangle that's added to $\frac{h}{2}$. If that is the case, then this would be a general equality: $$z=1-\frac{h}{2}$$ Based on the previous equality, the following would be the general area of a triangle: $$A=\frac{1}{2}bz=\frac{1}{2}b(1-\frac{h}{2})$$ The following would be the general area of a rectangle: $$A=bh$$ Thanks to both of the being equal, since they are both areas, the following would be the solved height: $$\begin{matrix} \frac{1}{2}bz=bh\\ \frac{1}{2}b(1-\frac{h}{2})=bh\\ \frac{1}{2}b-\frac{bh}{4}=bh\\ \frac{1}{2}b\cdot 4-\frac{bh}{4}\cdot 4=bh\cdot 4\\ 2b-bh=4bh\\ 2b-bh-2b=4bh-2b\\ -bh=4bh-2b\\ -bh-4bh=4bh-2b-4bh\\ -5bh=-2b\\ \frac{-5bh}{-5b}=\frac{-2b}{-5b}\\ \mathbf{h=\frac{2}{5}} \end{matrix}$$
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