Question: A cargo container (in the shape of a rectangular solid) must have a volume of 480 cubic feet. The bottom will cost $5 per square

A cargo container (in the shape of a rectangular solid) must have a volume of 480 cubic feet. The bottom will cost $5 per square foot to construct and the sides and the top will cost $3 per square foot to construct. Use Lagrange multipliers to find the dimensions of the container of this size that has minimum cost.

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