Question: Please answer. Thanks. 7. Your company needs to design cylindrical metal containers with a volume of 16 cubic feet. The top and bottom will be

Please answer. Thanks.

7. Your company needs to design cylindrical metal containers with a volume of 16 cubic feet. The top and bottom will be made of a sturdy material that costs $2 per square foot, while the material for the sides costs $1 per square foot. Find the radius, height, and cost of the least expensive container.

8. A company wishes to run a utility cable from point A on the shore (see the figure on the next page) to an installation at point B on the island. The island is 7 miles from the shore. It costs $400 per mile to run the cable on land and $500 per mile underwater. Assume that the cable starts at A and runs along the shoreline, then angles and runs underwater to the island. Find the point at which the line should begin to angle in order to yield the minimum total cost.

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a. One car leaves a given point and travels north at 30 mph. Another car leaves the same point at the same time and travels west at 40 mph. At what rate is the distance between the two cars changing at the instant when the cars have traveled 2 hours?

b. b. Suppose that, in part a, the second car left 1 hour later than the first car. At what rate is the distance between the two cars changing at the instant when the second car has traveled 1 hour?

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