a right triangle is formed in the first quadrant by the coordinate axes and a line segment passing through the point (2,3). Find the vertices of the triangle so that the area is a minimum.

Respuesta :

Answer:

(0,0), (4, 0) and (0, 12)

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation of the line passing from A and B is given by

y - y1 = m (x - x1)

y - 0 = (-b/a) (x -a)

this lines passes from (2, 3)

So,

3 = - b/a (2 - a)

b = 3a/ (a -2)

Area o the triangle formed

A = 1/2 x base x height

A = 1/2 x a x b

A = 3a² / (2a -4)

Differentiate with respect to a.

[tex]dA/da = \frac{6a(2a-4)-6a^2}{\left (2a-4\right)^{2}}[/tex]

For maxima and minima, dA/da = 0

So, 6a² - 24 a = 0

a = 4

b = 3 x 4 x 4 / (2 x 4 - 4)

b = 48 / 4 = 12

So, the vertices of the triangle is (0,0), (4, 0) and (0, 12).

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