IECEP NATIONAL QUIZ REVIEW

CALCULUS: MAXIMA-MINIMA
 Problem 2

What positive number added to its reciprocal gives the

minimum sum?

Problem 3

The sum of two numbers is k. Find the minimum value

of the sum of their squares.

Problem 1

What number exceeds its square by the maximum

amount?
Problem 4 Problem 6

The sum of two numbers is k. Find the minimum value Find two numbers whose sum is a, if the product of one
of the sum of their cubes. to the square of the other is to be a minimum.

Problem 7

Find two numbers whose sum is a, if the product of one

by the cube of the other is to be a maximum.

Problem 5

The sum of two positive numbers is 2. Find the smallest

value possible for the sum of the cube of one number
and the square of the other.
Problem 8

Find two numbers whose sum is a, if the product of the

square of one by the cube of the other is to be a
maximum.

Problem 9

What should be the shape of a rectangular field of a

given area, if it is to be enclosed by the least amount of
fencing? Problem 11

A rectangular lot is to be fenced off along a highway. If

the fence on the highway costs m dollars per yard, on
the other sides n dollars per yard, find the area of the
largest lot that can be fenced off for k dollars.

Problem 10

A rectangular field of given area is to be fenced off

along the bank of a river. If no fence is needed along the
river, what is the shape of the rectangle requiring the
least amount of fencing?
 Problem 13

Do Ex. 12 with the words "three lots" replaced by "five

lots".

Problem 14

A rectangular lot is bounded at the back by a river. No

fence is needed along the river and there is to be 24-ft
opening in front. If the fence along the front costs $1.50
per foot, along the sides $1 per foot, find the
dimensions of the largest lot which can be thus fenced
Problem 12
in for $300.
A rectangular field of fixed area is to be enclosed and
divided into three lots by parallels to one of the sides.
What should be the relative dimensions of the field to
make the amount of fencing minimum?
Problem 15

A box is to be made of a piece of cardboard 9 inches

square by cutting equal squares out of the corners and
turning up the sides. Find the volume of the largest box
that can be made in this way.

Problem 18

The strength of a rectangular beam is proportional to

the breadth and the square of the depth. Find the shape
of the largest beam that can be cut from a log of given
size.

Problem 16

Find the volume of the largest box that can be made by

cutting equal squares out of the corners of a piece of
cardboard of dimensions 15 inches by 24 inches, and
then turning up the sides.
Problem 19 Problem 22

The stiffness of a rectangular beam is proportional to If the hypotenuse of the right triangle is given, show
the breadth and the cube of the depth. Find the shape that the area is maximum when the triangle is isosceles.
of the stiffest beam that can be cut from a log of given
size.

Problem 21

Find the rectangle of maximum perimeter inscribed in a

given circle.
Problem 23

Find the most economical proportions for a covered box

of fixed volume whose base is a rectangle with one side
three times as long as the other.
 Problem 26

Find the most economical proportions for a cylindrical

cup.

Problem 25

Find the most economical proportions of a quart can.

Problem 27

Find the most economical proportions for a box with an

open top and a square base.
Problem 28

The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is P inches. Find

the maximum area.

Problem 29

The sum of the length and girth of a container of square

cross section is a inches. Find the maximum volume.
Problem 30 Problem 32

Find the proportion of the circular cylinder of largest Find the dimension of the largest rectangular building
volume that can be inscribed in a given sphere. that can be placed on a right-triangular lot, facing one
of the perpendicular sides.

Problem 33
Problem 31
A lot has the form of a right triangle, with perpendicular
In Problem 30 above, find the shape of the circular
sides 60 and 80 feet long. Find the length and width of
cylinder if its convex surface area is to be a maximum.
the largest rectangular building that can be erected,
facing the hypotenuse of the triangle.
 Problem 35

A page is to contain 24 sq. in. of print. The margins at

top and bottom are 1.5 in., at the sides 1 in. Find the
most economical dimensions of the page.

Problem 34

Solve Problem 34 above if the lengths of the

perpendicular sides are a, b.

Problem 36

A Norman window consists of a rectangle surmounted

by a semicircle. What shape gives the most light for the
given perimeter?
Problem 37

Solve Problem 36 above if the semicircle is stained glass

admitting only half the normal amount of light.