Answer:
x = -12
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Subtract 2x from both sides
2x + 10 = -14
Step 2: Subtract 10 from both sides
2x = -24
Step 3: Divide both sides by 2
x = -12

Step-by-step explanation:
We start by applying the Pythagorean theorem to the ladder, with its length L as the hypotenuse:

where x is the vertical distance from the top of the ladder to the ground and y is the horizontal distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall. Taking the derivative of the above expression with respect to time, we get

Solving for dx/dt, we get

We know that

when x = 6 ft. So the rate at which the top of the ladder is going down is


The negative sign means that the distance x is decreasing as y is increasing.
Answer:
a)
in
b) 28 in
c) 784 in²
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the length be 'L'
and the radius be 'r'
Thus, according to the question
L + 2πr = 84 in
L = 84 - 2πr ............(1)
Volume of the cylinder, V = πr²L
substituting the value of L from 1, we get
V = πr²(84 - 2πr)
or
V = 84πr² - 2π²r³
for points of maxima, differentiating the above equation and equating it to zero

or
2(84)πr - 3(2)π²r² = 0
or
2πr(84 - 3πr) = 0
or
r = 0 and 84 - 3πr = 0
or
⇒ 3πr = 84
or
⇒ r =
in
since, the radius cannot be zero therefore, r = 0 is neglected
Therefore,
a) The radius of the largest cylindrical package =
in
b) from (2)
L = 84 - 2πr
or
⇒ L = 
or
⇒ L = 84 - 56 = 28 in
The length of the largest cylindrical package = 28 in
c ) The volume of the largest cylindrical package ,V = πr²L
= 
= 784 in²