Question

PLEASE HELP!!!!

Answer 1

Answer:

500

Step-by-step explanation:

It's a box with a square base, so let's say the width and length are x and the height is y.

The surface area of the box without the top is:

A = x² + 4xy

300 = x² + 4xy

The volume of the box is:

V = x²y

Solve for y in the first equation and substitute into the second:

y = (300 − x²) / 4x

V = x² (300 − x²) / 4x

V = x (300 − x²) / 4

V = 75x − ¼ x³

To optimize V, find dV/dx and set to 0:

dV/dx = 75 − ¾ x²

0 = 75 − ¾ x²

x = 10

So the volume of the box is:

V = 75x − ¼ x³

V = 500

The maximum volume is 500 cm³.