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Practice Problems: Optimization
1 : We want to construct a box whose base length is times the base width. The material used to build the top and bottom
cost $ per square feet and the material used to build the sides cost $ per square feet. If the box must have a volume of cubic feet
determine the dimensions that will minimize the cost to build the box.
Width: feet Length: feet Height: feet
When in doubt, draw a picture! Note that the Length should be the dimension that is times larger than the width dimension.
Remember it is typically the case that the constraint equation (the set volume here) is used to remove a variable in the extrema
equation (the cost equation in this case).
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(For example, "sqrt" for root, "mat" for matrix, or "defi" for definite integral.)