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Name:____________________________ Period:____ Date:__________

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1. The trunk is constructed from an 18-inch by 24-inch sheet of material in the
following manner. First the material is folded in half forming an 18 by 12-inch double
sheet. Then four equal squares of side length “x” are removed from each corner of the
folded sheet. The material is then unfolded and a box with sides and a lid are used to
form a “trunk” of maximum volume.

Diagram: Sketch:

Function: ____________________
Domain: _________________ Range: __________________
What are the dimensions which will yield the maximum volume?
L = ___________ W = ___________ H = ___________
What is the maximum volume? ____________

2. The box with lid is created from a 2 ft. X 3 ft. rectangle.

Diagram: Sketch:

Function: ____________________
Domain: _________________ Range: __________________
What are the dimensions which will yield the maximum volume?
L = ___________ W = ___________ H = ___________
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3. An open box of maximum volume is to be made from a square piece of material, 24

inches on a side, by cutting equal squares from each corner and turning up the sides.

Diagram: Sketch:

Function: ____________________
Domain: _________________ Range: __________________
What are the dimensions which will yield the maximum volume?

L = ___________ W = ___________ H = _________

4. A package can be sent by mail only if the sum of its height and perimeter of the
base is not more than 96 inches. Would the larger volume container have a square
base or a round base? (You did the square base on A5-6.) Circumference = 2r, Area
of a Circle = r2, Volume of a Cylinder = r2h.
Diagram: Sketch:

Function: ____________________
Domain: _________________ Range: __________________
What are the dimensions of the cylinder which will yield the maximum volume?
r = ________________ H = ________________

Which base had the greater volume? _____________