Set up and evaluate the following optimization problem: to carry a suitcase on a plane the length+width+height of the box must be less than or equal to 62in. Assuming the height is fixed show that the maximum volume is V=h(31-(1/2)h)^2 what height allows you to have the largest volume?

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Set up and evaluate the following optimization problem: to carry a suitcase on a plane the length+width+height of the box must be less than or equal to 62in. Assuming the height is fixed show that the maximum volume is V=h(31-(1/2)h)^2 what height allows you to have the largest volume?

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