Chapter 33
Maxima and minima without
calculus
1.We have 1000 feet of fencing and wish to make with it a rectangular
pen, at one side of a long wall. How can we arrange to surround
the maximum area?
x
1000 − 2 x
x
1.We have 1000 feet of fencing and wish to make with it a rectangular
pen, at one side of a long wall. How can we arrange to surround
the maximum area?
x
1000 − 2 x
x