Solve the problem.A piece of rectangular sheet metal is 35 inches wide. It is to be made into a rain gutter by turning up equal edges to form parallel sides. Let x represent the length of each of the parallel sides. For what value of x will the area of the cross section be a maximum (and thus maximize the amount of water that the gutter will hold)? If necessary, round to 2 decimal places.
A. 140
B. 70
C. 17.5
D. 8.75
Answer: D
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