Stewart – Calculus 8e ET Chapter 4 Form H
____ 14. 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.
b.
c.
d.
42
e. None of these
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. The size of the monthly repayment k that amortizes a loan of A dollars in N years at an interest rate
of r per year, compounded monthly, on the unpaid balance is given by
The value of r can be found by performing the iteration
A family secured a loan of $360,000 from a bank to finance the purchase of a house. They have
agreed to repay the loan in equal monthly installments of $2342 over 25 years. Find the interest
rate on this loan. Round the rate to one decimal place.