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	The maximum area of a garden		2021-04-28
		From Lexie: suppose you want to make a rectangular garden with the perimeter of 24 meters. What's the greatest the area could be and what are the dimensions? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Forming the largest cylinder		2020-05-20
		From Amanda: How do I find the maximum surface area and volume of a cylinder made up of ONE 8.5x11 piece of paper? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the volume of a cone		2020-05-18
		From Ella: Hello, this is question - 'If you take a circle with a radius of 42cm and cut a sector from it, the remaining shape can be curled around to form a cone. Find the sector angle that produces the maximum volume for the cone made from your circle.' Answered by Penny Nom.
	Form a square and a triangle from a wire		2020-04-08
		From Raahim: 2. A 2 meter piece of wire is cut into two pieces and once piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. Where should the wire cut so that the total area enclosed by both is minimum and maximum? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone of maximum volume		2019-08-14
		From Refilwe: The slant height of a cone is 10cm. Determine the radius of the base so that the volume of the cone is a maximum Answered by Penny Nom.
	The maximum volume of a cone		2019-07-14
		From A student: find the maximum volume of a cone if the sum of it height and volume is 10 cm. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A triangle of maximum area		2019-03-07
		From Tom: Triangle ABC is such that AB=3cm and AC=4cm. What is the maximum possible area of triangle ABC? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A penny is thrown from the top of a building		2018-03-16
		From Zoraida: A penny is thrown from the top of a 26.7-meter building and hits the ground 3.39 seconds after it was thrown. The penny reached its maximum height above the ground 0.89 seconds after it was thrown. a. Define a quadratic function, h, that expresses the height of the penny above the ground (measured in meters) as a function of the number of seconds elapsed since the penny was thrown, t. b. What is the maximum height of the penny above the ground? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The maximum area of a rectangle with a given perimeter		2017-06-02
		From Bob: How would I go about finding the maximum area of a rectangle given its perimeter (20m, for example)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A relative maximum and a relative minimum		2015-12-28
		From kemelo: show for the following function f(x)=x+1/x has its min value greater than its max value Answered by Penny Nom.
	A waste oil tank		2015-06-13
		From Angela: a waste oil tank is 5 feet wide and 20 feet long, the empty tank on your truck holds 5000 gallons. If 7.48 gallons are in every cubic foot, what is the maximum depth the oil can be to completely fit into your truck? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Constructing a box of maximum volume		2015-04-14
		From Margot: I need to do a PA for maths and I'm a bit stuck. The PA is about folding a box with a volume that is as big as possible. The first few questions where really easy but then this one came up. 8. Prove by differentiating that the formula at 7 does indeed give you the maximum volume for each value of z. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cone of maximum volume		2015-03-16
		From Mary: I have to use a 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch piece of paper to make a cone that will hold the maximum amount of ice cream possible by only filling it to the top of the cone. I am then supposed to write a function for the volume of my cone and use my graphing calculator to determine the radius and height of the circle. I am so confused, and other than being able to cut the paper into the circle, I do not know where to start. Thank you for your help! -Mary Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Largest cone in a sphere		2015-01-15
		From Alfredo: What is the altitude of the largest circular cone that may be cut out from a sphere of radius 6 cm? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the ticket revenue		2014-10-07
		From Allen: An airplane whose capacity is 100 passengers is to be chartered for a flight to Europe. The fare is to be $150 per person, if 60 people buy tickets. However, the airline agrees to reduce the fare for every passenger by $1 for each additional ticket sold. How many tickets should be sold to maximize the ticket revenue for this flight? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Two altitudes of a scalene triangle		2012-08-13
		From grace: Two of the altitudes of a scalene triangle ABC have length 4 and 12. If the length of the third altitude is also an integer, what is the biggest that it can be? Justify all of your conclusions. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The maximum distance from the vertex of a triangle		2012-05-02
		From David: There are three towns A,B,and C, equi-distant apart. A car is 3 miles from town A, and 4 miles from town B. (ie, somehwere outside of the triangle which the three towns form) What is the maximum distance that the car can be from town A? This was asked as quiz question in my local pub last Sunday. The answer is 7. How do I prove it? Best regards. David in Denton. Answered by Robert Dawson and Chris Fisher.
	A maximization problem		2012-04-09
		From Nancy: After an injection, the concentration of drug in a muscle varies according to a function of time, f(t). Suppose that t is measured in hours and f(t)=e^-0.02t - e^-0.42t. Determine the time when the maximum concentration of drug occurs. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Margie threw a ball		2012-02-16
		From mary: at 9:45 Margie threw a ball upwards while standing on a platform 35ft above the ground. The height after t seconds follows the equation: h(t)= -0.6t^2 +72t+35 a) what will be the maximum height of the ball? b)how long will it take the ball reach its maximum height?? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximum area of a rectangle		2011-10-04
		From Lyndsay: A rectangle is to be constructed having the greatest possible area and a perimeter of 50 cm. (a) If one of the sides of the rectangle measures 'x' cm, find a formula for calculating the area of the rectangle as a function of 'x'. (b) Determine the dimensions of the rectangle for which it has the greatest area possible. What is the maximum area? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangle of largest possible area		2011-09-16
		From mary: Steven has 100 feet of fencing and wants to build a fence in a shape of a rectangle to enclose the largest possible area what should be the dimensions of the rectangle Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the maximum weekly profit?		2010-10-10
		From Joe: A local artist sells her portraits at the Eaton Mall. Each portrait sells for $20 and she sells an average of 30 per week. In order to increase her revenue, she wants to raise her price. But she will lose one sale for every dollar increase in price. If expenses are $10 per portrait, what price should be set to maximize the weekly profits? What is the maximum weekly profit? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the volume of a cylinder		2010-08-31
		From Haris: question: the cylinder below is to be made with 3000cm^2 of sheet metal. the aim of this assignment is to determine the dimensions (r and h) that would give the maximum volume. how do i do this? i have no idea. can you please send me a step-to-step guide on how t do this? thank you very much. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximize the floor area		2010-07-07
		From shirlyn: A rectangular building will be constructed on a lot in the form of a right triangle with legs of 60 ft. and 80 ft. If the building has one side along the hypotenuse, find its dimensions for maximum floor area. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2010-06-12
		From valentin: What is the maximum area of an isosceles triangle with two side lengths equal to 5 and one side length equal to 2x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 5? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A rectangular garden		2010-04-25
		From Billy: Tanisha wants to make a rectangular garden with a perimeter of 38 feet. What is the greatest area possible that tanisha can make the garden? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two max/min problems		2010-04-11
		From Amanda: 1) Find the area of the largest isosceles triangle that canbe inscribed in a circle of radius 4 inches. 2)a solid is formed by adjoining two hemispheres to the end of a right circular cylinder. The total volume of the solid is 12 cubic centimeters. Find the radius of the cylinder that produces the minimum surface area. Answered by Tyler Wood.
	The maximum area of a rectangle		2010-01-03
		From Mohammad: determine the maximum area of a rectangle with each perimeter to one decimal place? a)100 cm b)72 m c)169 km d)143 mm Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing the area of a rectangle		2009-12-17
		From rachel: A rectangular field is to be enclosed by 400m of fence. What dimensions will give a maximum area? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2009-10-12
		From avien: a rectangle has a line of fixed length Lreaching from the vertex to the midpoint of one of the far sides. what is the maximum possible area of such a rectangle? SHOW SOLUTION USING CALCULUS Answered by Penny Nom.
	The maximum number of right angles in a polygon		2009-10-05
		From Bruce: Is there way other than by trial and error drawing to determine the maximum number of right angles in a polygon? Secondary question would be maximum number of right angles in a CONVEX polygon. Is there a mathematical way to look at this for both convex and concave polygons? Or are we limited to trial and error drawing? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A rectangular pen		2009-08-13
		From Kari: A rectangular pen is to be built using a total of 800 ft of fencing. Part of this fencing will be used to build a fence across the middle of the rectangle (the rectangle is 2 squares fused together so if you can please picture it). Find the length and width that will give a rectangle with maximum total area. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Maximum Volume of a Cylinder Inscribed in a Sphere		2009-06-18
		From Jim: Hello I have a hard time finishing this question: A right circular cylinder has to be designed to sit inside a sphere of radius 6 meters so that each top and bottom of the cylinder touches the sphere along its complete circular edge. What are the dimensions of the cylinder of max volume and what is the volume? Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Application of Derivatives of Trig Functions		2009-05-21
		From Alannah: I have a word problem from my Calculus textbook that I can't figure out. Triangle ABC is inscribed in a semicircle with diameter BC=10cm. Find the value of angle B that produces the triangle of maximum area. I am supposed to set up an equation for the area of the triangle A=b x h/2 using Trig functions based on angle B to represent the base and height but I'm not sure how to do this when the side length given is not the hypotenuse. Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	The optimal retail price for a cake		2009-03-25
		From Shawn: Your neighbours operate a successful bake shop. One of their specialties is a cream covered cake. They buy them from a supplier for $6 a cake. Their store sells 200 a week for $10 each. They can raise the price, but for every 50cent increase, 7 less cakes are sold. The supplier is unhappy with the sales, so if less than 165 cakes are sold, the cost of the cakes increases to $7.50. What is the optimal retail price per cake, and what is the bakeshop's total weekly profit? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Partial derivatives		2009-01-17
		From Meghan: I have a question I've been working at for a while with maxima/minima of partial derivatives. "Postal rules require that the length + girth of a package (dimensions x, y, l) cannot exceed 84 inches in order to be mailed. Find the dimensions of the rectangular package of greatest volume that can be mailed. (84 = length + girth = l + 2x + 2y)" Answered by Harley Weston.
	What is the maximum revenue?		2009-01-09
		From Kristy: A skating rink manager finds that revenue R based on an hourly fee x for skating is represented by the function R(x) = -200x^2 + 1500x What is the maximum revenue and what hourly fee will produce maximum revenues? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A max/min problem		2009-01-09
		From Angelica: have 400 feet of fence. Want to make a rectangular play area. What dimensions should I use to enclose the maximum possible area? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Maximize revenue		2008-10-08
		From Donna: A university is trying to determine what price to charge for football tickets. At a price of 6.oo/ticket it averages 70000 people per game. For every 1.oo increase in price, it loses 10000 people from the average attendance. Each person on average spends 1.5o on concessions. What ticket price should be charged in order to maximize revenue. price = 6+x, x is the number of increases. ticket sales = 70000- 10000x concession revenue 1.5(70000 - 10000x) I just do not know what to do with the concession part of this equation (6+x) x (70000 - 10000x) I can understand but not the concession part please help. thx. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The biggest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere		2008-09-08
		From astrogirl: find the volume of the biggest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius a=3 Answered by Harley Weston.
	The maximum range of a projectile		2008-07-22
		From kwame: the range R of projectile fired with an initial velocity Vo ,at an angle of elevation (@ )theta from the horizontal is given by the equation R = (Vo(squared) sin2theta)/g. where g is the accelation due to gravity . Find the angle theta such that the projectile has maximum range . Answered by Harley Weston.
	A square and a circle		2008-07-20
		From kobina: 4 ft of a wire is to be used to form a square and a circle. how much of the wire is to be used for the square and how much should be used for the square in order to enclose the maximum total area Answered by Harley Weston.
	What is the greatest area she can have for her garden?		2008-05-12
		From angie: Mary has 12 wood boards, each board is 1 yard long. She wants her garden to be shaped like a rectangle. What is the greatest area she can have for her garden? Answered by Penny Nom.
	At what value of t is the maximum acceleration?		2008-04-25
		From Mary: Velocity of a function (which is the first derivative of its position) is defined over the interval 0 to 12 using the following piecewise function: v(t)=-1 from 0 to 4, v(t)=x-5 from (4 to 8 and v(t)=-x+11 from (8 to 12. At what value of t is the maximum acceleration? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	An open box		2008-04-23
		From Le: Metal Fabrication; If an open box is made from a tin sheet 8 in square by cutting out identical squares from each corner and bending up the resulting flaps, determine the dimensions of the largest box that can be made. Answered by Harley Weston.
	f(x) =ax^blnx		2008-04-13
		From charles: supposef(x) =ax^blnx is a real- valued function. Determine exact values(not decimal approximations) fro nonzero constants a and b so that the function f has a critical point at x=e^3 and a maximum value of 1/2e Answered by Harley Weston.
	A Norman window		2008-02-25
		From Jason: If the perimeter of a Norman window is 20 feet, what is the maximum area of the window? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The maximum area of a rectangle		2007-11-23
		From Christy: Question from Christy, a student: Show that among all rectangles with an 8m perimeter, the one with the largest area is a square. I know this is simple but I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly. Here is what I did. 1. A = xy 2. 8 = 2x+2y 3. y = 4-x 4. A = x(4-x) = 4x-x^2 Not sure what to do from this point because I don't know if its right. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A rectangle in an ellipse		2007-11-18
		From David: I need to find the max area of a rectangle inscribed in an ellipse with the equation x^2+4y^2=4.. What I have so far is f(x,y)=4xy g(x,y)=x^2+4y^2-4=0, y=sqrtx^2-4/4 f'(x)=2x^2/sqrt-4x^2+2(sqrt-4+x^2). What I need to know is how to finish the problem and find the actual mas area of the rectangle. David Answered by Penny Nom.
	Local maxima, minima and inflection points		2007-11-13
		From Russell: let f(x) = x^3 - 3a^2^ x +2a^4 with a parameter a > 1. Find the coordinates of local minimum and local maximum Find the coordinates of the inflection points Answered by Harley Weston.
	The range of a projectile		2007-09-18
		From Claudette: This is a maximum minimum problem that my textbook didn't even try to give an example of how to do it in the text itself. It just suddenly appears in the exercises. Problem: The range of a projectile is R = v^2 Sin 2x/g, where v is its initial velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity and is a constant, and x is the firing angle. Find the angle that maximizes the projectile's range. The author gives no information other than the formula. I thought to find the derivative of the formula setting that to zero, but once I had done that, I still had nothing that addressed the author's question. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Claudette Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	f(x) = (x^4) - 4x^3		2007-07-22
		From Michael: I'm a student who needs your help. I hope you'll be able to answer my question. Here it is: Given the function f(x)=(x^4)-4x^3, determine the intervals over which the function is increasing, decreasing or constant. Find all zeros of f(x) and indicate any relative minimum and maximum values of the function. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The isosceles triangle of largest area with perimeter 12cm		2007-07-16
		From sharul: find the dimension of isosceles triangle of largest area with perimeter 12cm Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximizing the volume of a cone given the slant length		2007-05-14
		From Christina: A coffee filter for a new coffee maker is to be designed using a conical filter. The filter is to be made from a circle of radius 10cm with a sector cut from it such that the volume of coffee held in the filter is maximised. Determine the dimensions of the filter such that the volume is maximised. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Kerstin Voigt.
	Maximum area		2007-04-29
		From fee: Given a perimeter of 24cm, calculate the maximum area using quadratics. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the maximum revenue		2007-04-05
		From Megan: The weekly revenue for a company is R= -3p+60p+1060, were p is the price of the company's product. Find the maximum revenue for this company. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A Norman window		2006-11-30
		From Joe: a norman window is a rectangle with a semicircle on top. If a norman window has a perimeter of 28, what must the dimensions be to find the maximum possible area the window can have? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A fence around a pen		2006-03-30
		From Daryl: I hope you can help me out with the attached problem, It has been driving me crazy. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The box of maximum volume		2006-02-01
		From Elizabeth: A box factory has a large stack of unused rectangular cardboard sheets with the dimensions of 26 cm length and 20 cm width. The question was to figure what size squares to remove from each corner to create the box with the largest volume. I began by using a piece of graph paper and taking squares out. I knew that the formula L X W X H would give me volume. After trial and error of trying different sizes I found that a 4cm X 4cm square was the largest amount you can take out to get the largest volume. My question for you is two parts First: Why does L X H X W work? And second, is their a formula that one could use, knowing the length and width of a piece of any material to find out what the largest possible volume it can hold is without just trying a bunch of different numbers until you get it. If there is, can you explain how and why it works. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max-min problem		2005-12-16
		From Julie: A car travels west at 24 km/h. at the instant it passes a tree, a horse and buggy heading north at 7 km/h is 25 km south of the tree. Calculate the positions of the vessels when there is a minimum distance between them. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maximizing revenue		2005-05-13
		From Jackie: 1.The manager of a 100-unit apartment complex knows from experience that all units will be occupied if the rent is $400 per month. A market survey suggests that, on the average, one additional unit will remain vacant for each $5 increase in rent. What rent should the manager charge to maximize revenue? 2.During the summer months Terry makes and sells necklaces on the beach. Last summer he sold the necklaces for $10 each and his sales averaged 20 per day. When he increased the price by $1, he found that he lost two sales per day. a. Find the demand function, assuming it is linear. b. If the material for each necklace costs Terry $6, what should the selling price be to maximize his profit? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A trig problem		2004-08-02
		From A student: Given that the maximum value of [sin(3y-2)]^2 -[cos(3y-2)]^2 is k. If y>7, Find the minimum value of y for which [Sin(3y-2)]^2 - [cos(3y-2)]^2 =k. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Percent difference		2004-04-10
		From A parent: For a school science project, my son Alex is taking measurements of plant growth at regular intervals. As part of the data, he must provide the maximum percent difference observed in the categories his team has identified. So, for example he has six plants with four measurements each. (He has more, but I'll keep it simple) For the first plant he measured 2mm, 2.4mm, 2.9mm, and 3.2mm. For the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th plants, he has similar numbers. Is there a way to calculate the maximum percent difference between any two plants in his measurements during the project? Doing it for each combination would be tedious. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Which one has the most factors?		2003-10-31
		From Kristi: Of all the whole numbers less than or equal to 5000, which one has the most factors? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The volume of air flowing in windpipes		2003-05-02
		From James: The volume of air flowing in windpipes is given by V=kpR4, where k is a constant, p is the pressure difference at each end, R is the radius. The radius will decrease with increased pressure, according to the formula: Ro - R = cp, where Ro is the windpipe radius when p=0 & c is a positive constant. R is restricted such that: 0 < 0.5*Ro < R < Ro, find the factor by which the radius of the windpipe contracts to give maximum flow? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A max/min problem		2002-09-21
		From Evelina: A window is the shape of a rectangle with an equilateral triangle on top. The perimeter of the window is 300 cm. Find the width that will let the maximum light to enter. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangular marquee		2002-05-07
		From Alyaa: a marquee with rectangular sides on a square base with a flat roof is to be constructed from 250 meters square of canvas. find the maximum volume of the marquee. i find this topic so hard Answered by Harley Weston.
	a+b=10 and ab=40		2002-04-27
		From April: What two numbers add to ten and multiply to forty? (a+b=10, a*b=40) I think the answer includes radicals and/or imaginary numbers. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Getting to B in the shortest time		2001-12-19
		From Nancy: A motorist in a desert 5 mi. from point A, which is the nearest point on a long, straight road, wishes to get to point B on the road. If the car can travel 15 mi/hr on the desert and 39 mi/hr on the road to get to B, in the shortest possible time if...... A.) B is 5 mi. from A B.) B is 10 mi. from A C.) B is 1 mi. from A Answered by Penny Nom.
	A lighthouse problem		2001-11-02
		From A student: A lighthouse at apoint P is 3 miles offshore from the nearest point O of a straight beach. A store is located 5 miles down the beach from O. The lighthouse keeper can row at 4 mph and walk at 3.25 mph. a)How far doen the beach from O should the lighthouse keeper land in order to minimize the time from the lighthouse to the store? b)What is the minimum rowing speed the makes it faster to row all the way? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Where is the fourth point?		2001-10-24
		From Mike: Four points are placed at random on a piece of paper. Connect the three points of the triangle of the largest area. What is the possibility that the fourth point is in the triangle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Dividing a circle		2001-10-17
		From Ahmeen: I am having a hard time figuring out how a circle can be divided into 11 equal parts with only 4 cut allowed? My teacher gave this to us and I still can't cut my pie into eleven equal parts with only four cuts. Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Maximize the area		2001-10-13
		From Mike: I have no clue how to do this problem. Here is what the professor gave to us: A=LW C=E(2L+2W) + I(PL) Where P = # of partitions E= cost of exterior of fence I = cost of interior of fence C = total cost of fence . . . Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximize profit		2001-05-09
		From Brian: The marginal cost for a certain product is given by MC = 6x+60 and the fixed costs are $100. The marginal revenue is given by MR = 180-2x. Find the level of production that will maximize profit and find the profit or loss at that level. Answered by Harley Weston.
	An emergency response station		2001-03-29
		From Tara: Three cities lying on a straight line want to jointly build an emergency response station. The distance between each town and the station should be as short as possible, so it cannot be built on the line itself, but somewhere east or west. Also, the larger the population of a city, the greater the need to place the station closer to that city. You are to minimize the overall sum of the products of the populations of each city and the square of the distance between that city and the facility. City A is 6 miles from the road's origin, City B is 19 miles away from the origin, and City C is 47 miles from the origin. The populations are 18,000 for City A, 13,000 for City B, and 11,000 for City C. Where should the station be located? Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	Airflow in windpipes		2001-03-25
		From Ena: The volume of air flowing in windpipes is given by V=kpR4, where k is a constant, p is the pressure difference at each end, R is the radius. The radius will decrease with increased pressure, according to the formula: Ro - R = cp, where Ro is the windpipe radius when p=0 & c is a positive constant. R is restricted such that: 0 < 0.5*Ro < R < Ro, find the factor by which the radius of the windpipe contracts to give maximum flow? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Pillows and Cushions		2000-09-27
		From Fiona: The following problem was given to grade eleven algebra students as a homework assignment. To manufacture cushions and pillows, a firm uses two machines A and B. The time required on each machine is shown. Machine A is available for one full shift of 9.6 hours. Machine B is available for parts of two shifts for a total of 10.5 hours each day. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Divisors of 2000		2000-06-06
		From Amanda Semi: find the product of all the divisors of 2000 dog trainer time has 100m of fencing to enclose a rectangular exercise yard. One side of the yard can include all or part of one side of his building. iff the side of his building is 30 m, determine the maximum area he can enclose Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Thearcius Functionius		2000-05-03
		From Kevin Palmer: With the Olympics fast approaching the networks are focusing in ona new and exciting runner from Greece. Thearcius Functionius has astounded the world with his speed. He has already established new world records in the 100 meter dash and looks to improve on those times at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Thearcius Functionius stands a full 2 meters tall and the networks plan on placing a camera on the ground at some location after the finish line(in his lane) to film the history making run. The camera is set to film him from his knees(0.5 meters up from the ground) to 0.5 meters above his head at the instant he finishes the race. This is a total distance of two meters(the distance shown by the camera's lens). Answered by Harley Weston.
	Minimizing the metal in a can		2000-05-02
		From May Thin Zar Han: A can is to be made to hold 1 L of oil. Find the dimensions that will minimize the cost of the metal to manufacture the can. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Maximize		2000-03-12
		From Tara Doucet: My question is Maximize Q=xy^2 (y is to the exponent 2) where x and y are positive integers such that x + y^2 ( y is to the exponent 2)=4 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two calculus problems		2000-03-03
		From Tara Doucet: The height of a cylinder with a radius of 4 cm is increasing at rate of 2 cm per minute. Find the rate of change of the volume of the cylinder with respect to time when the height is 10 cm. A 24 cm piece of string is cut in two pieces. One piece is used to form a circle and the other to form a square. How should the string be cut so the sum of the areas is a maximum? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Slant height of a cone		2000-02-24
		From Jocelyn Wozney: I need help with this problem for my high school calculus class. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated-I am pretty stumped. "Express the volume of a cone in terms of the slant height 'e' and the semi-vertical angle 'x' and find the value of 'x' for which the volume is a maximum if 'e' is constant. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The isoperimetric theorem		2000-02-24
		From Raj Bobal: How can you prove Mathematically that the maximum area enclosed by a given length is a circle? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The shortest ladder		1999-06-26
		From Nicholas: A vertical wall, 2.7m high, runs parallel to the wall of a house and is at a horizontal distance of 6.4m from the house. An extending ladder is placed to rest on the top B of the wall with one end C against the house and the other end, A, resting on horizontal ground. The points A, B, and C are in a vertical plane at right angles to the wall and the ladder makes an angle@, where 0<@ Answered by Harley Weston.
	Some Calculus Problems.		1997-10-30
		From Roger Hung: What real number exceeds its square by the greatest possible amount? The sum of two numbers is k. show that the sum of their squares is at least 1/2 k^2. . . . Answered by Penny Nom.

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