A rain gutter is made from sheets of metal 9 in wide. The gutters have a 3-in

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A rain gutter is made from sheets of metal 9 in wide. The gutters have a 3-in base and two 3-in sides, folded up at an angle θ (see figure). What angle θ maximizes the cross sectional area of the gutter?

3 in 3 in ө 3 in Cross-sectional area

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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