Differentiation: Gauge Students Needs

With your small group, brainstorm the following questions in the given scenario.

A company produces steel water tank in the shape of a cuboid for its client. From a rectangular piece of steel of dimensions 4m x 6m, four congruent squares are to be cut out, one from each corner.

What do you need to consider?

How do you formulate an equation relating the volume of the tank and the length of the square?

How do you determine the size of the square to be cut out if the volume of the resulting tank is maximum?