OPTIMIZATION

PROBLEM
M ODUL E 2 WE E K 6
MAT H146 A 8
CA LCULUS 1
1. The sum of two numbers is k. What is the minimum value of the sum
of their cubes?

Solution:
2. Find the area of the largest rectangle with sides parallel to the
coordinate axes which can be inscribed in the area bounded by the two
parabolas𝑦 = 26 − 𝑥 2 and 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 2.

Solution:
3. Find the area of the largest isosceles triangle that can be inscribed in a
circle of radius 6 inches.

Solution:
4. At what point on the line 𝑦 = 𝑏 does the line segment from 0, 0 to
(𝑎, 0) subtend the greatest angle?

Solution:
5. A wall h meters high is 2 m away from the building. The shortest
ladder that can reach the building with one end resting on the ground
outside the wall is 6 meters. How high is the wall?

Solution:
6. Find the dimensions of the largest right circular cone that can be
inscribed in a sphere of radius 12 inches.

Solution:
7. Find the volume of the largest right circular cone which can be
inscribed in a sphere of radius 9 inches. Hint: let 𝜃 be the central angle
subtending a radius of the base of the cone, then 𝑟 = 9 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 and
ℎ = 9 + 9𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃.
Solution:
 OPTIMIZATION EXAMPLES
MATH146 OL59 10/06/20
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https://au-lti.bbcollab.com/recording/10f438b1102741a69c82a68201b2b0bf
MATH146 OL114 10/07/20
https://au-lti.bbcollab.com/recording/b853b22779e544a08c8971ded13251c6
MATH146 0L65 10/07/20
https://au-lti.bbcollab.com/recording/294614a8267c4d7c93222974935b411c