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Nov 2006 p1 q9
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The diagram shows an open container constructed out of 200 cm2 of cardboard. The two vertical end pieces are isosceles triangles with sides 5x cm, 5x cm, and 8x cm, and the two side pieces are rectangles of length y cm and width 5x cm, as shown. The open top is a horizontal rectangle.
(i) Show that \(y = \frac{200 - 24x^2}{10x}\).
(ii) Show that the volume, \(V \text{ cm}^3\), of the container is given by \(V = 240x - 28.8x^3\).
Given that \(x\) can vary,
(iii) find the value of \(x\) for which \(V\) has a stationary value,
(iv) determine whether it is a maximum or a minimum stationary value.
Solution
(i) The height of the triangle is 3x. The total area of the cardboard is given by:
\(10y + \frac{1}{2} \times 8x \times 3x = 200\)
Solving for \(y\):
\(10y = 200 - 12x^2\)
\(y = \frac{200 - 24x^2}{10x}\)
(ii) The volume \(V\) is given by the area of the base times the height: