An open box is made from a square piece of material 36 inches on a side by cutting equal squares from the corners and turning up the sides. Use your calculator to find the maximum volume this box can hold.
I got the equation 4x^3-36x^2+1296x = V
But when I put it in the calculator I don't know how to find the maximum value. How do I find the maximum value of a 3rd degree polynomial like this?
volume=b*b*h
= (36-2x)^2 x
= (1296-144x+4x^2)x
I don't get the same equation as you
Calculators can...
Did you graph it?
did you take the derivative of it, and solve that?
I have no idea what you are doing with your calculator. I recommend graphing.
I tried graphing but when I put it in I get a negatively shaped parabola (below the x-axis) and I don't know how to find the maximum value for a parabola like that.
That's the same exact equation but you took out an x.
no, you had a 36 term.
Oops, that was a typo. I tried taking 4x out and typed in 36x^2. That should be 144x^2. Aka, the same equation as yours.
Can anybody figure out how to find the maximum value on this? -b/2a doesn't work either since it's not a 2nd degree polynomial.
graphing y=4x^3-144x^2+1296x
I get a clear maximum around x=5.7
What are your window settings?
x max 10
y max 10000