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MATH 153
Group Activity
Optimization

1. Find two nonnegative numbers whose sum is 110 and whose product is a maximum.
a) Given:

b) Find:

c) Equation obtained from the given:

d) Equation to be optimized:

e) Domain:

f) Optimize:

g) Write a complete answer:

2. Find two positive numbers such that the sum of the first and twice the second is 100
and the product is a maximum.

a) Given:

b) Find:

c) Equation obtained from the given:

d) Equation to be optimized:

e) Domain:

f) Optimize:

g) Write a complete answer:

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3. A gardener has 140 feet of fencing to fence in a rectangular vegetable garden. Find
the dimensions of the largest area she can fence.

a) Given:

b) Find:

c) Equation obtained from the given:

d) Equation to be optimized:

e) Domain:

f) Optimize:

g) Write a complete answer:

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4. A box with an open top is to be constructed from a square piece of cardboard, 3 feet
wide, by cutting out a square from each of the four corners and bending up the sides.
Find the largest volume that such a box can have.
a) Given:

b) Find:

c) Equation obtained from the given:

d) Equation to be optimized:

e) Domain:

f) Optimize:

g) Write a complete answer:

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5. A rectangular plot of farmland is bounded on one side by a river and on the other
three sides by a single fence. With 800 m of wire at your disposal, what is the largest
area you can enclose and what are its dimensions?

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6. Find the point of the graph of , that is closest to the point .