Stewart – Calculus 8e ET Chapter 4 Form E
____ 13. What is the shortest possible length of the line segment that is cut off by the first quadrant and is
tangent to the curve at some point? Select the correct answer.
a.
26
b.
c.
d.
e. None of these
14. Find two positive numbers whose product is and whose sum is a minimum.
15. A rectangular storage container with an open top is to have a volume of 10 . The length of its
base is twice the width. Material for the base costs $12 per square meter. Material for the sides
costs $5 per square meter. Find the cost of materials for the cheapest such container.
____ 16. A production editor decided that a promotional flyer should have a 1-in. margin at the top and the
bottom, and a -in. margin on each side. The editor further stipulated that the flyer should have
an area of 72 . Determine the dimensions of the flyer that will result in the maximum printed
area on the flyer. Select the correct answer.
a. 6 in. 12 in.
b. 3 in. 24 in.
c. in. in.
d. in. in.
17. Consider the following problem: A farmer with ft of fencing wants to enclose a rectangular
area and then divide it into four pens with fencing parallel to one side of the rectangle. What is the
largest possible total area of the four pens?