Lesson #76
Applied Maximum
Minimum Problems
Cat Food Can Problem




Quote of the Day:
"The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. That tenet is the foundation of the do-it-yourself, Socratic, or Texas method, ..." -- Paul Halmos

Objectives:
The student will learn to solve applied maximum minimum problems.



1. Collect homework. Go over some of the Applied Max/Min Problems.

2. Example #1

Discuss the Cat Food Can Problem (Tin Can Problem).

Letter from Carnation.

Read letter from M&M's.

3. Example #2

Determine the largest cone that will fit in a sphere of radius 6 centimeters.

Solution:
Draw a diagram:





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4. Example #3

A woman in a rowboat at P, 5 miles from A -- the nearest point on shore, wishes to reach B, which is 6 miles from point A in the shortest time. Where should she come ashore if she can row 2 mi/hr and walk 4 mi/hr?



Solution:
Since Time = Distance / Velocity



5. "Do Dogs Know Calculus?" (Same type of problem)



6. Assignment:
p. 318 (9, 11, 58a, 59, 66)

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