Question

Dixie packaging co has contracted to manufacture a box with no top that is to be made by removing squares of width x from the corners of a 15-in by 60-in piece of cardboard.
a) Write a function for the VOLUME of the box as a function of x.

b) Determine x so that the volume of the box is at least 450 cubic inches.

c) Determine x so that the volume of the box is maximum.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) V(x) = x ( 60 -2x )( 15-2x )

b) 0.55 inches ≤ x ≤ 6.79 inches

c) x ≥ 6.79 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

No top, cardboard dimensions ; 15-in by 60-in

a) A function for the volume of the box as a function of x the Volume can be represented by this function below

= V(x) = x ( 60 -2x )( 15-2x )

where : x = height ,  ( 60 - 2x ) = length , ( 15 -2x ) = width

b) determine x so that the volume of the box ≥ 450 inches

450 = x( 60 - 2x ) ( 15 -2x ) ( solving the equation )

0.55 inches ≤ x ≤ 6.79 inches

c ) The value of x for which volume of the box is maximum

will be x ≥ 6.79 inches