Optimization Review Problems 1. A rectangle, in the first quadrant is bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis and the graph of y = 25 -, What dimensions should the rectangle have so that its area is a maximum? 28H X 10.600 2. A farmer needs to contain his ever-growing herd of livestock. He wants to build a rectangular corral with a dividing fence down the middle, parallel to two of the sides, If the farmer needs to have 1000 f” of total area inside the corral, find the minimum amount of fence that he can use. 3. An open-topped box is fo he made from a rectangular piece of cardboard by cutting squares from each comer and folding up the four sides. If the cardboard is 24 inches by 36 inches what are the dimensions of the box that would yield the maximum volume? 4708 8 20588 X 14.583 4. Billy takes a medication to reduce his blood pressure. If f(x) = 5x°(4-x) is the amount that his pressure drops for after taking x milligrams of the medicine, find the dosage, milligrams, that will result in the greatest drop in pressure. 5. Find the point on the graph of y ~ 25 ~ x? that is closet to the point (5,2). 13.798, 1979) 6. A farmer needs to contain his ever-growing herd of livestock, He wants to build a rectangular corral using the Tenakill Brook as one side of that rectangle, no fence required on the brook side. The farmer needs to install a fence inside the corral, perpendicular to river, to divide the corral into two regions. If the farmer has 1000 feet of fence, find the maximum area of the entire corral, wanssnt 7. A rectangular piece of paper is to have 36 in’ of print. The margin on the top and the bottom needs to be 2 inches each, The margin on the sides needs to be | inch each. What is the least amount of paper that can be used for such a printed page? 8. The cost of the components used in a manufaeturing of a certain product is given by the equation c= 100/202 5 A |. La where C is in thousands of doltars and xis the order size in hundreds. Find +30) the order size that minimizes the cost 484 ots 9. A rectangular region with area 3200 fis to be fenced off. Two opposite sides of the region will use fence that costs $5 per foot and the other two will use fence that is $3 per foot, Find the dimensions that will cost the least ayer N30