I should have given the answer the book presented. Here it is:
x = ½√(2A)
y = √(2A)
I don't see how the solutions we got could be simplified into the solutions the book gives, however playing algebraically with roots is not my strongest skill. If this is just an algebraic situation I...
My friend and I have come across this problem in Apostol's Calculus Vol. 1, ed.2 (exercises 4.21 if anyone is looking). We are studying calculus independently and have become stumped by this one.
Homework Statement
The problem as written in Apostol:
"A farmer wishes to enclose a rectangular...