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You are designing a poster with an overall area of 1225 cm² and need to maximize the printing area within it, considering margins of 5 cm at the top and bottom, and 8 cm on each side. The goal is to find the largest possible printing area that can fit inside the poster while respecting these margins, and to determine the probability that, when tossing a fair coin 200 times, the fraction of tails falls between 0.49 and 0.51, using the Central Limit Theorem (CLT).

Analysis of Poster Design for Maximum Printing Area

The total poster area is given as 1225 cm². Let the width of the poster be W centimeters and the height be H centimeters, such that:

W × H = 1225 cm².

The margins reduce the available printing area. Specifically:

- Margins at the top and bottom are 5 cm each, totaling 10 cm in height reduction.

- Margins on each side are 8 cm, totaling 16 cm in width reduction.

Therefore, the dimensions of the printable area are:

- Width of printing area, W_p = W - 2 × 8 = W - 16,

- Height of printing area, H_p = H - 2 × 5 = H - 10.

The printable area, A_p, is:

A_p = W_p × H_p = (W - 16)(H - 10).

Since W × H = 1225, we can express H as:

H = 1225 / W.

Substituting into A_p:

A_p(W) = (W - 16) × \(\left(\frac{1225}{W} - 10\right)\).

Simplify this expression:

A_p(W) = (W - 16) × \(\frac{1225 - 10W}{W}\) = \(\frac{(W - 16)(1225 - 10W)}{W}\).

Expanding numerator:

(W - 16)(1225 - 10W) = W×1225 - 10W^2 - 16×1225 + 160W.

Calculations:

- W×1225 = 1225W,

- -10W^2 remains the same,

- -16×1225 = -19600,

- 160W as is.

Thus:

A_p(W) = \(\frac{1225W - 10W^2 - 19600 + 160W}{W}\),

which simplifies to:

A_p(W) = \(\frac{(1225W + 160W) - 10W^2 - 19600}{W} = \frac{1385W - 10W^2 - 19600}{W}\).

Further simplifying:

A_p(W) = 1385 - 10W - \(\frac{19600}{W}\).

To maximize the printable area, A_p(W), we take the derivative with respect to W:

dA_p/dW = -10 + \(\frac{19600}{W^2}\).

Set derivative equal to zero for critical points:

-10 + \(\frac{19600}{W^2} = 0\),

which implies:

\(\frac{19600}{W^2} = 10\),

W^2 = \(\frac{19600}{10} = 1960\),

W = \(\sqrt{1960} \approx 44.271\) cm.

Calculate H:

H = 1225 / W ≈ 1225 / 44.271 ≈ 27.66 cm.

Now, compute the printing dimensions:

W_p = W - 16 ≈ 44.271 - 16 = 28.271 cm,

H_p = H -10 ≈ 27.66 - 10 = 17.66 cm.

Determine the maximum printing area:

A_p ≈ 28.271 × 17.66 ≈ 499.5 cm².

Hence, the largest possible printing area is approximately 499.5 cm².

Probability that the Fraction of Tails is Between 0.49 and 0.51 Using the Central Limit Theorem

Consider that a fair coin is tossed 200 times; thus, the number of tails, X, follows a binomial distribution with parameters n = 200 and p = 0.5:

X ~ Binomial(n=200, p=0.5).

We are asked to find the probability that the fraction of tails, \(\hat{p} = X / 200\), is between 0.49 and 0.51.

Using the CLT, for large n, the binomial distribution approximates a normal distribution with:

- Mean: \(\mu = np = 200 \times 0.5 = 100\),

- Variance: \(\sigma^2 = np(1-p) = 200 \times 0.5 \times 0.5 = 50\),

- Standard deviation: \(\sigma = \sqrt{50} \approx 7.071\).

Express the bounds in terms of X:

X / 200 between 0.49 and 0.51,

which implies:

X between 0.49×200 = 98,

and

0.51×200 = 102.

Applying the continuity correction, we compute:

P(97.5

Standardize these values:

Z = \(\frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}\).

Calculate z-scores:

- For X = 97.5:

Z = (97.5 - 100) / 7.071 ≈ -2.5 / 7.071 ≈ -0.3536,

- For X = 102.5:

Z = (102.5 - 100) / 7.071 ≈ 2.5 / 7.071 ≈ 0.3536.

Find the probability corresponding to these z-scores:

P = \(\Phi(0.3536) - \Phi(-0.3536)\).

From standard normal tables:

\(\Phi(0.3536) ≈ 0.638\),

\(\Phi(-0.3536) = 1 - 0.638 = 0.362\).

Thus,

P ≈ 0.638 - 0.362 = 0.276.

Therefore, the probability that the fraction of tails is between 0.49 and 0.51 is approximately 27.6%.

Conclusions

The maximum printable area within the poster, considering the given margins, is approximately 499.5 cm², occurring when the poster dimensions are about 44.27 cm in width and 27.66 cm in height. Regarding the probability of observing a fraction of tails between 0.49 and 0.51 in 200 coin tosses, the CLT indicates that this probability is roughly 27.6%. These calculations balance practical design constraints with probabilistic estimations, illustrating how mathematical tools can inform both design optimization and statistical inference.

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