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COMEDK · Maths · 27. Application of Derivatives

The most economical proportion of the height of a covered box of fixed volume whose base is a rectangle with one side three times as long as the other, is

  1. A Equal to shorter side of base
  2. B \(\dfrac{1}{2} \times\) shorter side of base
  3. C 3 times shorter side of base
  4. D \(\dfrac{3}{2} \times\) shorter side of base
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(D) \(\dfrac{3}{2} \times\) shorter side of base

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Let the sides of the rectangular base be \(x\) and \(3x\). Let the height of the box be \(h\). The volume \(V\) of the box is given by \(V = (x)(3x)(h) = 3x^2 h\). Since \(V\) is fixed, \(h = \dfrac{V}{3x^2}\). The surface area \(S\) of the covered box is…