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Easy calc problem help (10 pts for best answer)!!?
If a total of 1600 square centimeters of material is to be used to make a box with a square base and an open top, find the largest possible volume of such a box.
Could you also please show a bit of work so I can understand how to do the problem?
Thank you!!!
3 Answers
- Some BodyLv 72 years agoFavorite Answer
Let's call the width of the box x and the height of the box y.
The volume of the box is:
V = x² y
The area of the material is:
A = 4xy + x²
1600 = 4xy + x²
The goal is to write the volume V in terms of just one variable. To do that, solve for y:
1600 − x² = 4xy
y = (1600 − x²) / 4x
Substitute into the volume equation:
V = x² y
V = (1600 x − x³) / 4
V = 400 x − 1/4 x³
To maximize, find dV/dx and set to 0:
dV/dx = 400 − 3/4 x²
0 = 400 − 3/4 x²
3/4 x² = 400
x² = 1600 / 3
x = 40 / √3
x ≈ 23.1 cm
y ≈ 11.5 cm
V ≈ 6158.4 cm³
- AshLv 72 years ago
Let the base side = b and height = h
Then surface area of base = b²
the four sides surface area = 4 bh
Total surface area = b² + 4bh
1600 = b² + 4bh
4bh = 1600 - b²
bh = (1600 - b²)/4 .....(1)
Volume of the box,
V = b x b x h
plug bh from (1)
V = ¼b(1600 - b²)
V = 400b - ¼b³ ....(2)
To find optimal volume, find derivative with respect to 'b' and equate to 0
V' = 400 - ¾b²
0 = 400 - ¾b²
¾b² = 400
b² = 1600/3
b = 23 cm
plug in (2)
V = 400(23) - ¼(23)³ = 6158.25 cm³
- ?Lv 62 years ago
square base; let each side be 'b'
height of box be 'h'
SA = b^2 + 4bh
V = b^2 h
1,600 = b^2 + 4bh
h = (1,600 - b^2) / 4b
V = b^2 [(1,600 - b^2) / 4b]
V = b/4 (1,600 - b^2)
V = 400b - b^3 / 4
dV/db = 0 = 400 - (3/4)b^2
b = 23.1 cm
h = 11.5 cm
V = 6,137 cm^3