A square sheet of metal of side 40 cm is to be made into an open-top box by cutting…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · A Level · Mathematics · Differentiation · Differentiation

Problem

A square sheet of metal of side 40 cm is to be made into an open-top box by cutting equal squares from the four corners and folding up the sides. (i) Calculate the side length of each small square that must be removed so that the box has maximum volume. (ii) Confirm that this choice of cut produces a maximum volume.

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