Edexcel C2 — Question 9

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

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A rectangular sheet of metal measures 50 cm by 40 cm . Squares of side \(x \mathrm {~cm}\) are cut from each corner of the sheet and the remainder is folded along the dotted lines to make an open tray, as shown in Fig. 3.
  1. Show that the volume, \(V \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\), of the tray is given by \(V = 4 x \left( x ^ { 2 } - 45 x + 500 \right)\).
  2. State the range of possible values of \(x\).
  3. Find the value of \(x\) for which \(V\) is a maximum.
  4. Hence find the maximum value of \(V\).
  5. Justify that the value of \(V\) you found in part (d) is a maximum.