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Applied Max/Min
Entry Task: Get out the handout from
last time.
How to approach applied max/min:
1. Visualize/Label.
2. Constraints: What are we given?
3. Objective: What are we optimizing?
4. Get a one variable function for the
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value we are optimizing. Utes nal S08 ‘
5. Engage your calculus muscles. 4, 7 i .
‘ r= 34 + ORE Cones
6. Justify your answer. Frm na ; oa
One come tT | Covers ut
Leen. mn ees
= Gem ni
Straight from homework example:
Find two numbers whose difference is
188 and whose product is minimum.
x = smaller aumber
43> Norger number
eon 4- x= 8B > y=leery
Whwe Myoimize whe feoover! \
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Fo = \a trx
Reever = XY
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tStraight from Old Final example: x
A farmer has 136 meters of fencing. B L SLA
She wants to make two rectangular 7 % 6
enclosures. One will be a square. The Gwens dxthys t26 > ye
other will have its long side twice as WhwT > OPPRRE Conpineo Arend No
long as its short side (Allow the sack = xt 424 a
possibility that all of the fencing could
go to only one of the enclosures.)
ALD = x42 (SB -3,)7
Ak =2x4+4 (4-4,5.(-8
What dimensions will make the Bee Ble
combined total area as small as = 2x — q(G8-2x)
z - SH a
possible? = 2x - Att x = 05
s 7 . 2D 16% -S44 Hox =O
What dimensions will make the
combined total area as big as possible?
Euppomts: x20 te 4x=lbo9 x=34
i
X=IG F Baar = Fle) = leer (py>
ous z
a x lotAS a
ao en Nn
XE D Bane A) = Yay 2 18H KY ET MAS!Straight from homework example:
A box with a rectangular base and open
top must have a volume of 10 cm?. The FS (an x) +9 (any tty)
length of one side of the rectangle is = \ox+ Voxy,
twice the width. The material for the ~ oy £
- oy (=
base costs $5.00 per square meter and St) Boe ( ©)
= S(hncwor) hier
the material for the sides costs $3.00 = lox + a
per square meter. Find dimensions and oy ?
; Ti=2ox- 2 So
the corresponding cost for the eT
cheapest container.
2x
Ger > Vornre = Grilxilyls oxy = 10 > ye Xe
leit 2 Miniwite Cost
ONE CAMA PTE Lode naysStraight from homework example: Lf,
Find the point on the line y = 4x+3 that
is closest to the origin.
Ye (4x)
A") ae \ (2x + eh e)4) S
Ao
g xt lex =?
B= de (ann
R= as (Rxm
Gwe Gus On Yr4x+3 Gas) = (-
WheT: mininine OL SiRmee |
cena OY mm aE (es) \ 4
DISTE \ (nn 4(4- 9)
e One Caimim PT 4 LE IO
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