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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §3.2 Maximum and Minimum Problems, #37 · Calculus · Optimization

A high-class chocolate box adds a strip of width … down across…

A high-class chocolate box adds a strip of width $x$ down across the front of the cookie box. Find the new volume $V (x)$ and the $x$ that maximizes it. Extra credit: Show that $V_{m a x}$ is reduced by more than 20%.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §3.2 Maximum and Minimum Problems, #37

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