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B What Value Of Trough xx Will Maximize the Volume of Water That Can Be Carried

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Solve the problem.
-A trough at the end of a gutter spout is meant to direct water away from a house. The homeowner makes the trough from a rectangular piece of aluminum that is 24 in. long and 8 in. wide. He makes
A fold along the two long sides a distance of x inches from the edge.  Solve the problem. -A trough at the end of a gutter spout is meant to direct water away from a house. The homeowner makes the trough from a rectangular piece of aluminum that is 24 in. long and 8 in. wide. He makes A fold along the two long sides a distance of x inches from the edge.   a. Write a function to represent the volume in terms of  x , b. What value of  x  will maximize the volume of water that can be carried by the gutter? A)  a.  V ( x )  = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x ;  b.  x = 2  B)  a.  V ( x )  = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x ;  b.  x = 1  C)  a.  V ( x )  = - 48 x ^ { 2 } + 192 x ; b.  x = 2  D)  a.  V ( x )  = - 48 x ^ { 2 } + 192 x ; b.  x = 1
a. Write a function to represent the volume in terms of xx ,
b. What value of xx will maximize the volume of water that can be carried by the gutter?


A) a. V(x) =2x2+8x;V ( x ) = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x ; b. x=2x = 2
B) a. V(x) =2x2+8x;V ( x ) = - 2 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x ; b. x=1x = 1
C) a. V(x) =48x2+192xV ( x ) = - 48 x ^ { 2 } + 192 x ; b. x=2x = 2
D) a. V(x) =48x2+192xV ( x ) = - 48 x ^ { 2 } + 192 x ; b. x=1x = 1

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