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Maxima and Minima — Applications

Maximum and minimum problems arise in both the physical and social sciences. We give three examples.

Example 1: Cost Optimization

Example 2: Fencing the Maximum Area

Example 3: Inscribing a Cylinder Into a Sphere


Last Update: 2006-11-25