Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
x = Length and width of base
y = Height of box
Volume of the box is 

Surface area is given by

Differentiating with respect to x we get

Equating with 0 we get


at 

So the function is minimum at x = 16

The material required is

The minimum amount of material required is
.
Additive inverse is the number that when added to a number yields 0.
This is the negation of that number or expression.
The additive inverse of

is

Distribute the negative sign across all the terms in the parentheses. This is the same thing as multiplying each term by -1.


Answer:
4-2(16)+4
Step-by-step explanation: