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Alex_Xolod [135]
3 years ago
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A rectangular box with a volume of 684 ftcubed is to be constructed with a square base and top. The cost per square foot for the

bottom is 20cents​, for the top is 10cents​, and for the sides is 2.5cents. What dimensions will minimize the​ cost?
Mathematics
1 answer:
umka21 [38]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The dimensions of the rectangular box is 29.08 ft×29.08 ft×4.85 ft.

Minimum cost= 26,779.77 cents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a rectangular box with a volume of 684 ft³.

The base and the top of the rectangular box is square in shape.

Let the length and width of the rectangular box be x.

[since the base is square in shape,  length=width]

and the height of the rectangular box be h.

The volume of rectangular box is = Length ×width × height

                                                       =(x²h) ft³

According to the problem,

x^2h=684

\Rightarrow h=\frac{684}{x^2}.....(1)

The area of the base and top of rectangular box is = x² ft²

The surface area of the sides= 2(length+width) height

                                                =2(x+x)h

                                                =4xh ft²

The total cost to construct the rectangular box is

=[(x²×20)+(x²×10)+(4xh×2.5)] cents

=(20x²+10x²+10xh) cents

=(30x²+10xh) cents

Total cost= C(x).

C(x) is in cents.

∴C(x)=30x²+10xh

Putting h=\frac{684}{x^2}

C(x)=30x^2+10x\times\frac{684}{x^2}

\Rightarrow C(x)=30x^2+\frac{6840}{x}

Differentiating with respect to x

C'(x)=60x-\frac{6840}{x^2}

To find minimum cost, we set C'(x)=0

\therefore60x-\frac{6840}{x^2}=0

\Rightarrow60x=\frac{6840}{x^2}

\Rightarrow x^3=\frac{6840}{60}

\Rightarrow x\approx 4.85 ft.

Putting the value x in equation (1) we get

h=\frac{684}{(4.85)^2}

  ≈29.08 ft.

The dimensions of the rectangular box is 29.08 ft×29.08 ft×4.85 ft.

Minimum cost C(x)=[30(29.08)²+10(29.08)(4.85)] cents

                                =29,779.77 cents

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