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HELP!Extremely difficult calculus problem! Optimising to find the maximum volume.
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seto6 said:where is the question? i don't see it
SEngstrom said:If you assume the cuboid's lateral dimensions to be (x,y), the point of contact at (x,y,z) with the ellipsoid will give you its height. Then given the various constraints you have - find (x,y) that maximizes the volume... There will be several points at the ends of these intervals that could be the maximum, but you have to look for local internal maxima as well.
SEngstrom said:If you let the axis of the ellipse be (a,b,c) and the cuboid have the size (2x,2y,z) - the point of contact is defined by
[tex](x/a)^2+(y/b)^2+(z/c)^2=1[/tex]
Maximize x*y*z with this constraint.
(x,y)=(0,36) would have zero volume so, no, that is not a maximum, local or otherwise.
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