3-6: Optimization Problems

3-6: Optimization Problems
1. Identify all given quantities and quantities to be
determined, and sketch a picture.
2. Write a primary equation for the quantity to be
optimized.
3. Reduce the primary equation to one having a single
independent variable using secondary equations.
4. Determine a feasible domain for the primary
equation.
5. Use the Closed Interval Test to determine the maximum volume.