Lagrange Multipliers

Practice Questions

Calculus 3 › Lagrange Multipliers

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A soda can (a right cylinder) has a volume of . What height and radius will minimize the surface area of the soda can?

2

A fish tank (right cylinder) with no top has a volume of . What height and radius will minimize the surface area of the fish tank?

3

A box has a surface area of . What length, width and height maximize the volume of the box?

4

Production is modeled by the function where is the units of labor and is the units of capital. Each unit of labor costs and each unit of capital costs . If a company has to spend, how many units of labor and capital should be purchased.

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Production is modeled by the function, where is the units of labor and is the units of capital. Each unit of labor costs and each unit of capital costs . If a company has to spend, how many units of labor and capital should be purchased.

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A company makes end tables () and side tables (). The profit equation for this company is . The company can only produce pieces per day. How many of each table should the company produce to maximize profit?

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Find the maximum value of the function with the constraint .

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Find the maximum value of the function with the constraint .

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A tiger cage is being built at the zoo (it has no bottom). Its surface area is . What dimensions maximize the surface area of the box?

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Find the minimum and maximum of , subject to the constraint .

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