Homework Help: Applied Calculus

Posted by Jacob on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 4:39pm.

If an open box has a square base and a volume of 112 in.3 and is constructed from a tin sheet, find the dimensions of the box, assuming a minimum amount of material is used in its construction. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

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Applied Calculus - Steve, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 4:54pm
if side is x,
height is 112/x^2

area
a = x^2 + 4xh
= x^2 + 4x(112/x^2)
= x^2 + 28/x

da/dx = 2x - 28/x^2
da/dx=0 when x^3 = 14
and so on

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