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A tank with a rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed so that its depth is 2 m and volume is 8 m3. If the building of tank costs Rs. 70 per square metre for the base and Rs. 45 per square metre for the sides, what is the cost of least expensive tank?

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Givenh = 2

            Volume = 8 

            \begin{matrix} lbh = V\\ lbh = 8\\ lb = 4 \end{matrix}\qquad \begin{matrix} \text{length} = x \\ \text{breath} = y \end{matrix}

               xy = 4 \Rightarrow y = \frac{x}{4}

Let C be the cost of the tank then,

            C = 70xy +45(2\times 2x + (2\times 2y))

                  = 70xy +180 x + 180 y

                  = 70x\frac{4}{x} +180 x + 180 \frac{4}{x}

                  =280 +180 x + \frac{720}{x}\qquad - (i)

Now, differentiating both sides with respect to x, we get

\frac{\text{d} C}{\text{d}x} = 180 -\frac{720}{x^2}

For maxima & minima \Rightarrow \frac{\text{d} C}{\text{d}x} = 0

180 -\frac{720}{x^2} = 0 \\\Rightarrow 180 = \frac{720}{x^2} \\\Rightarrow x^2 = \frac{720}{180} \\\Rightarrow x^2 = 4\Rightarrow x =\pm 2

Again, differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get

\frac{\text d^2 C}{\text d x^2} = \frac{1440}{x^3}

\left .\frac{\text d^2 C}{\text d x^2}\right |_{\text {at }x = 2} = \frac{1440}{8} = 180 > 0

\therefore When x =2, the cost of the tank is minimum

Substituting the value of x in equation (i), we get

            C = 280 + 180\times 2 + \frac{720}{2}

                  = 280 + 180\times 2 + 360

                  = 280 +360 + 360

                  = 1000

Hence, the cost of the least expensive tank is Rs. 1000.

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Ravindra Pindel

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