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Section4.4Optimization
1. Anopentopboxistobemadebycuttingsmallcongruentsquaresformthecornersofa10by10
in.sheetoftinandbendingupthesides.Howlargeshouldthesquarescutfromthecornersbeto
maximizethevolumeofthebox?Whatisthevolume?

2. Arectangleistobeinscribedinasemicircleofradius2.Whatarethedimensionsoftherectangle
withlargestarea?

3. Amanufacturerwantstodesignanopenboxhavingasquarebaseandasurfaceareaof108sq.in.
Whatdimensionswillproduceaboxwithmaximumvolume?

4. Arancherhas200feetoffencingwithwhichtoenclosetwoadjacentrectangularcorrals.What
dimensionsshouldbeusedsothattheenclosedareawillbeamaximum?

5. Anopenboxistobemadefromarectangularpieceofmaterialbycuttingequalsquaresfromeach
cornerandturningupthesides.Findtheheightoftheboxofmaximumvolumeifthematerialhas
dimensionsof2ft.by3ft.

6. Anopenboxwithasquarebaseistobeconstructedfrom42squaremetersofmaterial.Whatare
thedimensionsifthevolumeistobeamaximum?

7. FindtheradiusofthelargestrightcircularcylinderthatcanbeinscribedinaspherewithR=100.

8. Findthepointonthegraphofy=x2thatisclosesttothepoint(3,0).

9. Arectangularareaof4800squareft.istobefencedoffusingtwotypesoffencingthatwillbeused
onoppositesidesoftherectangle.Onetypecosts$4perfootandtheothercosts$6perfoot.How
muchofeachtypeshouldbeusedinordertominimizethecostofthefencing?

10. Acylindricalcan(closedatthetop)holds750mlofliquid.Findtheheightandradiusofthecan
thatwillminimizetheamountofmaterialusedinmakingthecan.

11. Aclosedrectangularboxwithasquarebaseistohaveavolumeof2250cubicinches.The
materialforthetopandbottomoftheboxwillcost$2persquareinch,andthematerialforthe
sideswillcost$3persquareinch.Findthedimensionsofthecontainerofleastcost.

12. Whatpointsontheellipsex2+4y2=8arenearestthepoint(1,0)?

13. FindtheheightandradiusofthelargestcylinderthatcanbeinscribedinasphereofradiusR=30.

14. Arectangularsheetofmetalistobemadeintoatroughbybendingitsothatthecrosssectionhas
aUshapethatisflatonthebottom.Ifthemetalis10incheswide,howdeepmustthetroughbeto
carrythemostwater?

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Section4.4Optimization
15. AnoffshoreoilwellislocatedintheoceanatapointW,whichis6mi.fromtheclosestshorepoint
Aonastraightshoreline.TheoilistobepipedtoashorepointBthatis10mi.fromAbypipingit
onastraightlineunderwaterfromWtosomepointPbetweenAandBandthenontoBviaapipe
alongtheshoreline.Ifthecostoflayingpipeis$100,000permileunderwaterand$75,000per
mileoverland,whereshouldthepointPbelocatedtominimizethecost?

16. Amanisonthebankofariverthatis1mi.wide.Hewantstotraveltoatownontheopposite
bank,butitisalso1mi.upstream.HeintendstorowonastraightlinetosomepointPonthe
oppositebankandthenwalktheremainingdistancealongthebank.Towhatpointshouldherow
inordertoreachhisdestinationintheleasttimeifhecanwalk5mphandrow3mph?

17. Usingproblem#15asthesetup,withthedistancefromthewelltotheshoreas4mi.andthe
distancefromAtoBas8mi.,findthepointontheshorethatwillminimizethecost.

18. Usingthesamesetupas#16,towhatpointshouldherowinordertoreachhisdestinationinthe
leasttimeifhecanwalk5mphandrow4mph?

19. Afirmdeterminesthatxunitsofitsproductcanbesolddailyatpdollarsperunit,wherex=1000
p.ThecostofproducingxunitsperdayisC(x)=3000+20x.Findtherevenueandprofit
functions,andassumingthattheproductioncapacityisatmost500unitsperday,determinehow
manyunitsthecompanymustproduceandselltomaximizeprofit.Whatisthemaximumprofit?

20. Inacertainchemicalmanufacturingprocess,thedailyweightyofdefectivechemicaloutput
dependsonthetotalweightxofalloutputaccordingtotheformula y = 0.01 x + 0.00003x 2 wherex
andyareinpounds.Iftherevenueis$100perpoundofnondefectivechemicalproducedandthe
lossis$20perpoundofdefectivechemicalproduced,howmanypoundsofchemicalshouldbe
produceddailytomaximizetheprofit?

21. Acompanyestimatesthatitcansell1000unitsperweekifitsetstheunitpriceat$3,butthatits
weeklysaleswillriseby100unitsforeach$0.10decreaseinprice.Findthenumberofunitsthat
willmaximizerevenue.

22. Amerchantfindsthathecansell4000yardsofaparticularfabriceachmonthifhepricesitat$6
peryard,andthathismonthlysaleswillincreaseby250yardsforeach$0.15reductioninthe
priceperyard.Findthepriceperyardthatwillmaximizerevenue.

23. ThemanufacturerofZbarsestimatesthat100unitspermonthcanbesoldiftheunitpriceis$250
andthatsaleswillincreaseby10unitsforeach$5decreaseinprice.Thefixedmonthlycostof
operatingaplantis$7000whilethecostofmanufacturingeachunitis$100.Findthenumberof
unitssoldthatwillmaximizeprofit.