Sectiptimization

word problem create a function

Given a
critical
Use the derivative to find the
Then find the Min or max asked for
values

EI A particle moves Along the parabola

What is the closest that
y x2
to the point 1,21
particle gets

1127
f Find
smallest
distance

and Gaya
Distance Between Cx y

is D x
T
xz5tCy yay
 42 And x x4
Here we have the points From
y X2
2
D X 1 1 2
212

d And find the critical values

Next find

d 2 t2E2 set top _o

2
x 1 1 2
272

3 8
O 2x 2 t 4

3 2
0 4 6

Use graphing
calculator to solve this cubic
 X 1.366 is where distance is
So
asked
the smallest But the question

the smallest distance

for
X 1.366 into the
Substitute
function
original

distance 25
D 1.366 1ft 1.3662

D 0.39

is the smallest distance

A farmer needs to build A rectangular

that is divided into 3 identical
pen each
stalls The area for
rectangular
stall must be 100ft
 Material for the two longest sides of pen
All other sides can
costs 20 per foot
of material that costs 141ft
be made

dimensions that will minimize

Find the

cost of the whole project

q
note looft looft
Xy
to
1
a y

Area cost

X 300 C 20Gy t 14 4 1
y
I
C 56 X
y 301
40g t

Now replace with 301

y x

40 30
t 56 x
 1201 56 X
X

this to make sure that

Graph
minimum as asked for
it has A

minimum

derivative to find the minimum

Use the

12000
t 56
2

12000
O 71 56
 12000
56
2

12001 2
X
56 12g

1
cost
X 14.639 feet

y 301 20.439 feet

14.639

Dimensions 14.639 X 20.439

cost 1,639.51

EX There is A 8 foot tall wall standing

A person on
10 feet from a building
the other side of the wall wants

to lay A ladder across the top of

on
the wall And touch the building
the other side
 the shortest ladder that
Find
this
will Accomplish

B
taddei
t
d
8ft wall i
n
g
i

to get
Use Pythogrean Theorem

h2 t x 105

h with A function of
We need to replace
this
Use similar triangles for
 here
There two similar right triangles

18
T Jh X 1 10

Set up A proportion

Xto
To x

h 8 07

Now use this in

 La 1 t x of

64 XHOT Xtio
2
t
z

Extol 64
2 1

To find the min of L is the same

Note
As finding the min of L2 so we

do Not Need to solve for L Now

derivative to find when 4 0

Take

use
ProductRule

64 1
2L L 21 10
2
t xtio5 12

p
set 4 0 to find Min

O xtio
2167 1 tutto
fY
t u
X lo is Not possible Set o
 1228 1 multiply by
0 2
2,2 LCD X's
X3

3 1280
128 X t 2 128
0

1280 2 3

s
640

8 618 X

substitute this into

645.328

L 25.403 foot ladder

EI Find the area of the area of the

inscribed in a
largest rectangle
of radius 6 inches
circle
 2
92 36
1
x y7 The side lengths of
the rectangle are
2X and 2g

Area 2x 2g
A 4xy
From X2ty
2
36 we
get y 36nF

4 367
A
sure it has A Maximum
Graph this to make

MAX
at about
X 4.2

Now find the derivative of

 2
2 t 4x
A 4 26 2

2
4376 2 4
0 2

4 413672
213672

4
2
4 36 x2

Xl 36 X

2 36
2
X Tig 4.243

Area Area 4 4.243 4.2432

Area 72