Use Lagrange multipliers to give an alternate solution to the indicated exercise in Section 14.7. Exercise 54

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Use Lagrange multipliers to give an alternate solution to the indicated exercise in Section 14.7.

Exercise 54

The base of an aquarium with given volume V is made of slate and the sides are made of glass. If slate costs five times as much (per unit area) as glass, find the dimensions of the aquarium that minimize the cost of the materials.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9781337613927

9th Edition

Authors: James Stewart, Daniel K. Clegg, Saleem Watson, Lothar Redlin

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