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A small garden along a river

A farmer wants to plant a small garden along a river. He would like the garden to be rectangular and use the least amount of fencing possible. The area of the garden is AA square meters.

The area gives us this constrain equation:

A=xyA = xyThe perimeter will be the objective function for this problem. However, note that one of the sides is bounded by a river, so the farmer doesn't need any fence on that side.f(x,y)=x+2yf(x,y) = x + 2y

xx is the longest side and yy is the shortest. Or, expressing yy via xx:f(x)=x+2A/xf(x) = x + 2A/x

Now, select the option that will correctly find the first derivative of the objective function.

Select one option from the list
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