MediumOptimization

Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.2 Maximum and Minimum Problems, #37 · Calculus · Optimization

A high-class chocolate box adds a strip of width … down across…

A high-class chocolate box adds a strip of width $x$ down across the front of the cookie box. Find the new volume $V (x)$ and the $x$ that maximizes it. Extra credit: Show that $V_{m a x}$ is reduced by more than 20%.

~8 minWritten answer · check your work with Lemma

Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.2 Maximum and Minimum Problems, #37

Stuck? A gentle nudge

No hints for this one.

Something off?

Workspace

Your working

Check your full solution

Upload photos of your handwritten work or a PDF, and Lemma will read it and tell you whether it's right — and where it first goes wrong if not.