Edexcel C2 — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeOptimization with constraints

8. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ffa0b566-6448-491b-96d7-d3806bcfe063-4_483_453_1503_623} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 3}
\end{figure} A manufacturer produces cartons for fruit juice. Each carton is in the shape of a closed cuboid with base dimensions \(2 x \mathrm {~cm}\) by \(x \mathrm {~cm}\) and height \(h \mathrm {~cm}\), as shown in Fig. 3.
Given that the capacity of a carton has to be \(1030 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\),
  1. express \(h\) in terms of \(x\),
  2. show that the surface area, \(A \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), of a carton is given by \(A = 4 x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 3090 } { x }\). The manufacturer needs to minimise the surface area of a carton.
  3. Use calculus to find the value of \(x\) for which \(A\) is a minimum.
  4. Calculate the minimum value of \(A\).
  5. Prove that this value of \(A\) is a minimum.