EXERCISE 14-3 14-15
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Ppp = –8, Ppq = 3, Pqq = –6
Ppp(40, 50)·Pqq(40, 50) – [Ppq(40, 50)]2 = (–8)(–6) – (3)2 = 39 > 0 and Ppp(40, 50) = –8 < 0.
Thus, P has a maximum at (40, 50); the daily maximum profit is P(40, 50) = 1200. Therefore, for p
= $40, q = $50, the maximum daily profit is $1200.
46. The square of the distance from P to A is: x2 + y2. The square of the distance from P to B is:
(x – 6)2 + (y – 9)2 = x2 – 12x + y2 – 18y + 117
The square of the distance from P to C is: (x – 9)2 + (y – 0)2 = x2 – 18x + y2 + 81
48. Let x = length, y = width, and z = height. Then V = xyz = 72 or z = 72
y.
The surface area of the box is:
S = xy + 3xz + 3yz or S(x, y) = xy + 216
y + 216
, x > 0, y > 0
216
216
Substituting (2) into (1) we have: y = 2
216 2
216
y
=
4
216
y
Since y > 0, y = 0 does not yield a critical point, so only y = 6 is acceptable. Setting y = 6 in (2) we find
x = 6. Therefore, the critical point is (6, 6). Now we have:
Sxx = 3
432
and Sxx(6, 6) = 2
50. Let x = length of the box, y = width, and z = height.