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3.7 AP Calc Optimization Problems.notebook November 16, 2016
3.7 Optimization Problems
Learning Targets
Solve Applied Maximum & Minimum Problems
1. Identify all quantities given and to be determined
2. Write an equation in terms of one variable
3. Find reasonable domain
4. Find desired Maximum/Minimum using f' and endpoints
5. Answer question with units
Intro/Warmup
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3.7 AP Calc Optimization Problems.notebook November 16, 2016
∫ Finding Maximum Volume
1. A manufacturer wants to design an open box having a square base and
a surface area of 108 square inches. What dimensions will produce a box
with maximum volume?
I.Finding Maximum Volume
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3.7 AP Calc Optimization Problems.notebook November 16, 2016
∫∫Finding Minimum Length
2. Two posts, one 12 feet high and the other 28 feet high, stand 30 feet
apart. They are to be stayed by two wires, attached to a single stake,
running from ground level to the top of each post. Where should the
stake be placed to use the least amount of wire?
II.Finding Minimum Length
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3.7 AP Calc Optimization Problems.notebook November 16, 2016
∫∫ Finding Minimum Distance
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Which points on the graph of are closest to the point (0, 2)?
Since , then
We only need to minimize the inside of the radical
III.Finding Minimum Distance
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