Applied differentiation problems – AS maths

1) A rectangle is made with a piece of wire of length 100cm. It has one side length x and one
side length y. For what value of x will the rectangle have the maximum possible area?

2) A rectangle has an area of 20cm2. It has side lengths x and y. What value of x would give the
biggest possible perimeter?

3) A cylinder has height h and radius x. Given that 10 = x + h, find for what radius the cylinder
has a maximum volume.

4) Given that this trapezium has a perimeter of 24cm, find

the maximum area that it can have.

5) A cuboid has side lengths x, x and y. Given that the

surface area of the cuboid is 360, find for what value of x there is
a maximum volume.

6) A square piece of paper has side length 12cm. A square of side

length x is then taken from each corner. The resulting shape is
folded to make an open top cuboid. What value of x would
maximise the volume.

7) A cylinder has a volume of 60cm3. What radius would give the

biggest possible surface area?

8) I have a rectangle of perimeter of 40cm. I am rolling it up to

make a cylinder. What is the maximum volume cylinder that I can make?

9) A right- angled triangle has side lengths a, b and h, where h is the hypotenuse. It has an area
of 18cm2. What value of a would give you the largest possible h2?

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4) 18cm2 5) x=ξ60 6) x=2 7) ℎ = Answers: 1) x and y = 25cm 2)x= ξ20 3) x =
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