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MINIMIZATION PROBLEM (CALC)
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Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 3:55pm by Anonymous

MINIMIZATION PROBLEM (CALC)
total area= PIr^2+ ((9-2r)/4)^2 so find r when dA/dr=0 lengths of two pieces: 2r, 9-2r you will get two solutions, one for min area, one for max area.
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 3:55pm by bobpursley

calc 3
A. You can assume symmetry between length and width, which reduces to the width(=length) and the height. Furthermore, one of the two can be eliminated from the volume relation: w^2h=500000 So the minimization problem is reduced to one single dimension as in elementary calculus...
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 8:49pm by MathMate

Calc
Can someone help me with this calc problem? lim as x->0 (tan^3 (2x))/(x^3)
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 4:22am by Nick

MINIMIZATION PROBLEM (CALC)
A wire 9 meters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square for a frame for a stained glass ornament, while the other piece is bent into a circle for a TV antenna. To reduce storage space, where should the wire be cut to minimize the total area of both figures...
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 3:55pm by Pierre

Science
What are waste minimization components?
Monday, November 5, 2007 at 6:10pm by J

Calculus
There is a point (P) on the graph of [x^2+y^2- 136 x + 12 y + 4560 = 0] and a point(Q) on the graph of [(y + 6)^2 = x^3 - 116 x^2 - 417 x + 267460] such that the distance between them is as small as possible. To solve this problem, we let ((x,y) be the coordinates of the point...
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:00am by Salman

Math
There is a point (P) on the graph of [x^2+y^2- 136 x + 12 y + 4560 = 0] and a point(Q) on the graph of [(y + 6)^2 = x^3 - 116 x^2 - 417 x + 267460] such that the distance between them is as small as possible. To solve this problem, we let ((x,y) be the coordinates of the point...
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:59am by Salman

Maths
There is a point (P) on the graph of [x^2+y^2- 136 x + 12 y + 4560 = 0] and a point(Q) on the graph of [(y + 6)^2 = x^3 - 116 x^2 - 417 x + 267460] such that the distance between them is as small as possible. To solve this problem, we let ((x,y) be the coordinates of the point...
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:59am by Salman

Science
What locality? How bad is what? Minimization?
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 9:07pm by drwls

Calc or Pre calc
I am having trouble doing this problem. I know how to do indefinate integrals, but I don't know how to do definate integrals. Can you show me how to do this. Evaluate 5 (x^3-2x)dx 2
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 9:42pm by jennifer

Science
How is waste minimization bad locally in USA?
Monday, November 5, 2007 at 10:57am by J

Science
Topic: Waste Minimization How bad is it locally (USA)?
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 9:07pm by J

Pre-Calc
I'm stuck on a pre-calc problem. I need to find y as a function of x, where the constant c is a positive number for In(y-1)+In(y+1)= -x+c express your question as ln[(y-1)(y+1)] = -x+c change that to exponential form e^(-x+c) = (y-1)(y+1) e^(-x+c) = y^2 - 1 y^2 = e^(-x+c...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 12:36pm by Sarah

Math
If (a,-3) is a point on the graph of y=x^2+4x, what is the value of a? so far i have -3=x^2+4x i can do the problem on my graphing calc but we can't use a graphing calc on the test so i need to know how to do it by hand. what do i do next?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 10:29pm by Karen

Operations research
36) Consider the following minimization problem: Min z = x1 + 2x2 s.t. x1 + x2 ≥ 300 2x1 + x2 ≥ 400 2x1 + 5x2 ≤ 750 x1, x2 ≥ 0 What is the optimal solution?
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 5:07pm by Pauline

last calc question, i promise!
ALSO ALSO ALSO - on my first calc question (a couple posts down!), i added more to the problem that i forgot, so i need help with that too.
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 12:26am by jane

Calc
A student is in a 20 week calc class. The function f(t)=50-50e^0.2t f(t) measures the students problem speed in t weeks -how many problems per hour can a student solve at the beginning of the course - how many problems per hour can a student solve halfway through the course -...
Friday, July 20, 2012 at 2:07pm by Marshall

Pre Calc
use properties of the trigonometric function to find the exact value of each expression. Do no use a calculator. sec ( - pi/18) * cos (37 pi)/18 I do not see how to do this problem. Every time I do it out I get a reference angle of twenty degrees which isn't on the unit ...
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 2:40pm by Pre Calc

Pre-Calc (ugent!!!)
haha is this a last minute calendar problem by any chance? because it's october tomorrow and i have have this problem too! lets hope somebody answers soon...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 9:59pm by seth

calc
what will i do for f(b) in problem c
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 2:41pm by kim

College microeconomics
Need some help with these questions....Thanks in advanced. All profit-maximizing firms hire inputs up to the point where: A) MRP = W B) MR = MC C) MP = W D) MFC = MRP E) MFR = MRC 4) A firm’s marginal revenue product of labor curve A) is steeper than its demand curve for ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 7:43pm by sue

ap calc
OOPS, I meant Pre-Calc not ap Calc sorry
Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 2:45pm by MUFFY

pre-calc
oops! don't know why I put AP Calc, it's actually pre-calc....
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 8:52pm by muffy

Calc 2
Read the terms of your problem!
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 1:24pm by Mgraph

pre calc
how will that help me solve the problem
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:14pm by kim

finite math
when doing minimization problems and there is more than one negative constant in the far right column is there a method for choosing the proper one to go with or is the process entirely arbitraru
Sunday, March 4, 2007 at 3:50pm by chris

pre calc
for the second problem what is th height??
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 2:01pm by Rebekah

Calc
I need help solving this problem. logbase5(x+2)=2
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 8:08pm by Leanna

Pre Calc
Oh so there is something wrong with the problem! Thanks
Friday, February 12, 2010 at 9:40pm by Phillip

Calc
This is a very confusing problem for me y = 5^3^x^2 Find y'
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 2:59am by Joe

Pre Calc
I have no idea how to do this problem I thought you would have to do something with the diagonals but not sure... The parallel sides of a trapezoid are 4 and 10 centimeters long and the oblique sides are 8 and 12 centimeters long. Fi9nd the angles and the area of the trapezoid
Monday, October 5, 2009 at 1:43pm by Pre Calc

C code
Write a .c file named calc that: - Takes arguments from the command line - Solves a simple math problem - Returns the result as an exit status calc.c: //this is the function that gets called when the executable is run. int main(int argc, char * argv[]){ //I've given you ...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 9:04pm by Nick

pre calc
what are some point for the problem y=1/2x+2
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 6:15pm by jasmine

calc
y=ln(x+1) +ln(x-1) find dy/dx I have trouble with this problem since i'm not that familar with finding the derivative when they involve ln. Please show me how to solve this problem. I should have gotten 2x/(x^2-1)
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 4:28pm by Brian

Calc
Im working on same problem..... sorry no help here
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 11:36pm by Sarah

Calc.
Solve the initial value problem explicity: y'= 5xe^(-y), y(1)=1
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 8:42pm by Tania

pre calc
how do i tackle this problem?!? cosx=sinx*cotx
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:00pm by jill

pre-calc help !!!!!!!
if someone could show me how to solve this problem 1) cos(345°)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 9:47pm by Haley

Calc II
i know they are both convergent but idk how to do the second part of the problem
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 3:24pm by Anonymous

Calc - font problem
what is ã ? also, add some parentheses. It's not clear what f(x) is
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 3:54pm by Steve

calc
I am not certain I would make that assumption on the problem. However, you could be right.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 12:00pm by bobpursley

Calc
Find the integral from -∞ to -1 of 1/(1+x²) dx. I started working the problem out, and so far I got the lim as z→-∞ of [arctan (-1) - arctan (z)]. I'm a little bit confused exactly what is means when you plug -∞ into z, and how ...
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:24am by Erica

Calc II
Can anyone just give me an idea on how to go about solving this problem
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 3:24pm by Lauren

CALC
thank you so much for the clear explanation. i really understand how to do the problem now! i appreciate it!
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 8:34pm by Adam

pre calc
your answer is wrong.... redo the problem and move 1.5 and make it 5.125
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:51pm by Thomas

Pre Calc
Can someone help me understand how to do this: I need to find two solutions to the problem (x-2)^2 + (y+3)^2 = 9
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 9:01pm by Anonymous

Math
Is there a typo, both foods have the same nutrition content, so there is no minimization to be done. Ch(x,y)=5x+5y C(x,y)=15x+15y≥300 Ca(x,y)=x+y≥13 Fe(x,y)=2x+2y≥40
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 10:43pm by MathMate

Pre-Calc/Math
no problem lol this one almost had me stump for alittle
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 12:23am by visoth

Pre-Calc
Please help me with this problem-I'm stuck (x-2)/(x+2) = (x+10)/x I'm not even sure where to start-Thanks for any help you can provide
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 1:34pm by Josh

calc
I have the same exact workshop problem. Need help. It is written exactly as above.
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 11:16pm by Kkozl

Calc
Reiny is correct; I did not fully read the problem and assumed the shore was perpendicular to the beam
Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:32pm by drwls

Calc
For y sec(x) = 3x tan(y), the direction above it says "Regard y as the independent variable and x as the dependent variable and use implicit differentiation to find dx/dy." I do now know if that makes any different and I believe I have 4 lives left. For the x3 + y3= ...
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 3:10am by Patrick

physics
Well it's a bit too late for that. I'm already in Calc 2 so is there anyway you can just explain this problem to me so I can finish my work.
Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 9:35am by Skyler

calc
cylindrical shells the problem says rotate about the x-axis these are the two equations given: x+y=3 AND x-4=-(y-1)^2
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 1:58am by robert

MATHS
A CONE WAS CONSTRACTED FROM PLASTIC, HAVE A HEIGHT OF 20cm (PART C). THE LID IS MADE UP OF HEMISPHERE HAVE RADIUS 0F 5cm (PART A) AND PYRAMID HAVE VOLUME OF 81,667cm³. THE LID FITS EXACTLY OVER THE CONE. A) CALC. THE VOL. OF PART A. B) CALC. THE VOL. OF PART C. C) CALC. ...
Monday, August 9, 2010 at 8:16am by MTHOMBENI BAFANA

Studying for Calc
I have a quiz on derivatives coming up and I really want to do well, but i'm not sure how to go about studying calc. i have no trouble studying for other subjects, but i'm doing poorly in calc and i need to make some changes in my study habits. any suggestions? i ...
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 4:22pm by Elizabeth

calc
oh! ok! thank you! so then m=6 and the equation of the tangent line would be y=6x Thank you!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 2:41pm by calc

PRE-CALC
Actually, there are no parenthesis. The problem is how I wrote it but sqrt x-7 is over x^2 -5x - 6 I factored it to (x-6) (x+1)
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 8:41pm by MUFFY NEEDS MORE HELP

Pre-Calc/Calc
Looks like C to me
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 11:05am by Steve

college calc
can you please help me with this one problem i am supposed to fine the intercepts of the graph of the equation. 16y^2=120x-225
Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 11:14pm by bren

Science
The topic is waste minimization. One of the questions that i need information on is this: How bad is it locally (USA)? In case locally in USA. Whats bad waste.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 9:33pm by Plez Help!:"(

calc
f(x)=8cos4x What is the derivative? Im doing online homework and i keep getting an incorrect answer. How do you work out this problem correctly? thanks
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 11:14pm by Adam

calc
Consider the function f(t)=2sec^2(t)–10t^3. Let F(t) be the antiderivative of f(t) with F(0)=0. Then F(2) my problem is i get 2tan(t)-5/2t^4+c i plug in 2 and dont get the right answer please help
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 11:35pm by sonia

Math (Pre-Calc)
never mind...I got the first problem figured out. The second is still stumping me however.
Friday, November 30, 2007 at 4:27pm by Bryan

Calc 121
Okay, how would you go about finding the area of a curve from 1 to 4, when y=2x+(2/(x^2))?? It's not like the problem I asked before because here, you cannot use substitution. I tried using 2x for u and x^2 for du but it won't simplify into a ln problem or anything ...
Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 10:50pm by Me

Chemistry
A .682 g sample of an unknown weak monoprotic acid, HA, was dissolved in sufficient water to make 50mL of solution and was titrated with a .135 M NaOH solution. After the addition of 10.6mL of base, a pH of 5.65 was recorded. The equivalence point was reached after the ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 2:45pm by Sara

calc
If 4x2+3x+xy=2 and y(2)=–10 , find y'(2) by implicit differentiation. i keep getting the wrong answer for this problem evn when plugging 2 in for y.
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:07am by sara

calc
If 4x2+3x+xy=2 and y(2)=–10 , find y'(2) by implicit differentiation. i keep getting the wrong answer for this problem evn when plugging 2 in for y.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:56pm by sara

Calc.
After all that, I confused myself and did the wrong problem I think. IF your problem is |x cos(x^2) dx just like your 2nd reply says, ignore the above. I wrote down | x cos (x^2) but integrated | x cos^2 x dx So, your very first post IS correct if it is cos x^2 and not cos^2 x...
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:37pm by helper

Pre Calc
Does this: sqrt 3x-4=(x-4)^2-3 Multiply out to: x^4-16x^3+90^2-211x+173 I then need to put it in the graphing calc and see what the roots are.
Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 8:34pm by muffy

Calc
You need parentheses. Is your problem, y = (cubert(x)) + 2 y = (cubert(x + 2))
Monday, February 7, 2011 at 1:11am by helper

Pre-Calc
f(x)=(24x3+68x2+24x−32)/(4x3+56x2+236x+280) I need help finding the roots and the hole for this problem.
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 9:52am by Richard

pre-calc
Find a vector perpendicular to the plane containing the given points. (0,-2,2), (1,2,-3), and (4,0,-1) My teacher was unable to finish the lesson, but I'd like to know how to solve this problem.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 8:24pm by James

calculus (limits)
lim h>0 sqrt(1+h)-1/h not sure how to factor this; not allowed to use L'Hopital's Rule. (that isn't taught at my school until Calc II & I'm in Calc I).
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 2:09pm by John

Calc-Derivative
Find the derivative of x^(1/x). Can someone show me steps for this problem...I go round in circles
Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 7:07pm by Anon

Calc 1
I need help solving for this final problem to complete my assigment. Please help! Solve for x: ln(x^4)-ln(x^2)=2
Monday, September 24, 2012 at 12:28am by arcos15

trig-reply to Reiny
It's actually the end of an integration problem from a college calc text I have from 1971. The problem involved Weierstrass Substitution. The part I posted was after converting from the u-substition to an answer in terms of x. The orig prob. is integrate (cos x )/(3 cos^2 ...
Monday, January 3, 2011 at 8:36pm by Carol

Pre-Calc
I am seeking help with this problem Please...Thank you! Find the point on the line y=x+3 in the xy-plane that is closest to the point (3, 2)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 8:55pm by Roy

Pre Calc
sigh...sorry I'm so lost...we are not actually going over this know in school, this is just a practice problem, so yeah if you could please explain again? thnaks
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7:51pm by jake

calc
No table of data was provided. Even if it had been, you will probably not get much help here unless you show that you have done some thinking about the problem.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 10:44pm by drwls

calc II
You do not really have a problem. There are two ways to do a partial fraction with multiple factors in the denominator, and you have combined the two. For the multiple factor of (x+1)², you could either assume B/(x+1)+D/(x+1)² or (Cx+D)/(x+1)² In ...
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 9:59pm by MathMate

Math (Pre-Calc)
So for the first the answers would be pi/3, pi, 5pi/3? I tried it for the second problem and I couldn't make it work.
Friday, November 30, 2007 at 4:27pm by Bryan

help chem!:/
a) Calc. PH of 0.010 M HF and 0.030 M KF e) calc. PH Zn(OH)2 in wAter
Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 9:03pm by ALISON

PLEEEEEEASE HELP, EMERGENCY!!!!!
Here is a word problem dealing with The Simplex Method: Maximization, Minimization A dietitian is designing a daily diet that is to contain at least 60 units of protein, 40 units of carbs, and 120 units of fat. The diet is to consist of two types of foods. One serving of food ...
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 10:32pm by Dolores

Maths
You can graph it, if you calc is a graphing calc. graph y=x^2+8x+5, where it crosses the x axis, is the solutions.
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 6:00pm by bobpursley

Calc pt2
Original question: Posted by Lost One on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 12:04pm. Let f(x) = (2/3)x^3 - 2x + 1 with a restricted domain of [1,infinity]. What is the value of (f-1)'(x) when x = 13? •Calc - Steve, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 12:58pm since x = f^-1(y) and dx/dy...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 2:25pm by Lost One

Pre-Calc
I am stuck solving this problem, any help please..Many thanks find all numbers x that satisfy the given equation ln(2x) ------- =2 ln(3x)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1:08am by Roy

Extrema-Calc
Find and classify the relative maxima and minima of this function f(x)= definite integral sign where a=0 and b=x. t^2-4/(1+(cos^2(t)) dt what should my value for u be? is it just t. not sure how to even tackle this problem.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:47am by Eric

pre Calc.
Describe the behavior of the function near the vertical asymptote. Is there another way to word this problem so that I might understand? Seriously, I have gotten everything so far, so is this just worded weird?
Monday, November 1, 2010 at 8:53pm by L.

math, calc 2
Using the disk method, find the volume of a right circular cone with height h and base radius r. I know the answer is 1/3pier^2h, but how do you explain or work out the problem?
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 3:14pm by George

Calc
y=ln(x+1) +ln(x-1) find dy/dx I have trouble with this problem since i'm not that familar with finding the derivative when they involve ln. Please show me how to solve this problem. I should have gotten 2x/(x^2-1) The derivative of ln(x) is 1/x So, you obtain dy/dx = 1/(x+...
Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 1:36pm by Brian

Math
It is math, i take a pre-calc/calc class. sorry!
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 4:49pm by sam

Calc
Well, that's a rum 'un. You can see that when x=13, the curve for f(x) is extremely steep. However, I see a possible solution. If there is a typo in the problem, ad you want (f^-1)'(3), then that is in fact 1/16
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 12:04pm by Steve

Calc 3
we were not given f(x,y) the whole problem is listed above, apparently there is a link that is supposed to help us but I followed it and don't know what I am doing wrong and I cannot post the link because it is on a special homework website.
Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 5:01pm by Becky

Pre-Calc
medication duration using the function of e through time lapse problem D(h)=8e(up carrot)-0.31(h) find med level at 1 hour- no problem 5.88mg. but every time I insert 4 for the 4 hours I get a larger number... much larger indicting the med level has gone up. I am sure it is my...
Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 7:32am by BecKi

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