Posted by amy on November 08, 2002 at 09:41:37:
In Reply to: Please write the WHOLE question as it was presented to you! (n/t) posted by Subhotosh Khan on November 08, 2002 at 08:22:42:
A norman window is shaped like a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. Suppose the semicircular part is made of colored glass while the rectangular part is made of clear glass. The colored glass transmits only half as much light per square foot as the clear glass.
If the window is to have a perimeter of 30 feet, what dimensions for the window maximize the light transmitted?