Problem of the Week

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Find the area of the region within the first quadrant of the Cartesian (x-y axis) Coordinate Plane that is below the two lines

f(x) = (-8/5)x + 195.2
g(x) = (-6/5)x + 158.4

and bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.

Problem submitted by Pat Costello, Eastern Kentucky University


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