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Hoochie [10]
3 years ago
14

We want to construct a box with a square base and we currently only have 10m2 of material to use in construction of the box. Ass

uming that all material is used in the construction process, determine the maximum volume that the box can have.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Elan Coil [88]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The maximum volume of the box is:

V =\frac{5}{3}\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Surface\ Area = 10m^2

Required

The maximum volume of the box

Let

a \to base\ dimension

b \to height

The surface area of the box is:

Surface\ Area = 2(a*a + a*b + a*b)

Surface\ Area = 2(a^2 + ab + ab)

Surface\ Area = 2(a^2 + 2ab)

So, we have:

2(a^2 + 2ab) = 10

Divide both sides by 2

a^2 + 2ab = 5

Make b the subject

2ab = 5 -a^2

b = \frac{5 -a^2}{2a}

The volume of the box is:

V = a*a*b

V = a^2b

Substitute: b = \frac{5 -a^2}{2a}

V = a^2*\frac{5 - a^2}{2a}

V = a*\frac{5 - a^2}{2}

V = \frac{5a - a^3}{2}

Spit

V = \frac{5a}{2} - \frac{a^3}{2}

Differentiate V with respect to a

V' = \frac{5}{2} -3 * \frac{a^2}{2}

V' = \frac{5}{2} -\frac{3a^2}{2}

Set V' =0 to calculate a

0 = \frac{5}{2} -\frac{3a^2}{2}

Collect like terms

\frac{3a^2}{2} = \frac{5}{2}

Multiply both sides by 2

3a^2= 5

Solve for a

a^2= \frac{5}{3}

a= \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}

Recall that:

b = \frac{5 -a^2}{2a}

b = \frac{5 -(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}})^2}{2*\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}}

b = \frac{5 -\frac{5}{3}}{2*\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}}

b = \frac{\frac{15 - 5}{3}}{2*\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}}

b = \frac{\frac{10}{3}}{2*\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}}

b = \frac{\frac{5}{3}}{\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}}

Apply law of indices

b = (\frac{5}{3})^{1 - \frac{1}{2}}

b = (\frac{5}{3})^{\frac{1}{2}}

b = \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}

So:

V = a^2b

V =\sqrt{(\frac{5}{3})^2} * \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}

V =\frac{5}{3} * \sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}

V =\frac{5}{3}\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}

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