Hello everyone
I'm struggling a little with this one, any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Question:
A chemical manufacturer has commissioned a series of stainless steel open top rectangular boxes with square ends, what is the least area of stainless steel required to give a volume of 4m^3
a) Using differential calculus calculate the area of stainless steel required
b) Using the second derivative determine if this is a minimum volume
I'm struggling a little with this one, any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Question:
A chemical manufacturer has commissioned a series of stainless steel open top rectangular boxes with square ends, what is the least area of stainless steel required to give a volume of 4m^3
a) Using differential calculus calculate the area of stainless steel required
b) Using the second derivative determine if this is a minimum volume