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gogolik [260]
3 years ago
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A closed box with a square base is to have a volume of 16,000 cm^3. The material for the top and bottom of the box costs $3 per

square centimeter, while the material for the sides costs $1.50 per square centimeter. Find the dimensions of the box that will lead to the minimum total cost. What is the minimum total cost ?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Black_prince [1.1K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

base side = 20cm

height = 40 cm

minimum cost = $7200

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x (cm) be the base side and h (cm) be the height of the box. Since the volume of the box must be 16000 cubic cm, we have:

x^2h = 16000

h = 16000/x^2

The areas of the top and bottom is

A_B = 2x^2

And so their cost is:

C_B = A_T*3 = 6x^2

The areas of the sides is

A_S = 4xh

And so their cost is:

C_S = A_S*1.5 = 6xh

We can substitute h = 16000/x^2 into the equation above to get

C_S = 96000/x

So the total cost of the bases and the sides:

C = C_S + C_B = 6x^2 + 96000/x

This is the function we would want to minimize. We can start by taking the 1st derivative, and set it to 0

C^{'} = 12x - 96000/x^2 = 0

12x = 96000/x^2

x^3 = 96000/12 = 8000

x = 20cm

So the height would be

h = 16000/x^2 = 16000/20^2 = 40 cm

So the minimum total cost would be

C = 6x^2 + 96000/x = 6*20^2 + 96000/20 = 7200

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