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1:16 AM

Airplane ticket cost $200 if between 0 and 50 passengers are on the plane. 
However, for each additional passenger over 50, the price per ticket is reduced by $2 for all passengers. 
For example, if there are 52 passengers, then the cost per ticket for all passengers is $196. 



How many passengers will produce the maximum revenue?



Optimization is in the zone

12:27 AM


Optimization Problem

Find the dimension of a small rectangle with an area of 1000 m², whose perimeter
is as small as possible.




optimize imaging parameters

10:29 PM

Problem:
     A container in the shape of a right circular cylinder with no top has a surface area of 3Ï€ ft.². What height (h) and base radius (r) will maximize the volume of the cylinder? 
Answer: 
V= Ï€ft.³ is the largest possible volume of the cylinder

Optimization in Review

10:19 PM

2.) Airplane tickets cost $200 if between 0 and 50 passengers are on the plane. However, for each additional passenger over 50, the price per ticket is reduced by $2 for all passengers. For example, if there are 52 passengers, then the cost per ticket for all passengers is $196, How many passengers will produce the maximum revenue?

Optimize it yourself...

10:10 PM

1.) You are building a cylindrical barrel in which to put Dr. Brent so you can float him over Niagara Falls. I can fit in a barrel with a volume equal 1 cubic meter. The material for the lateral surface costs $18 per square meter. The material for the circular ends costs $19 per square meter. What are the exact radius and height of the barrel so that cost is minimized?

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