The government owns a land with an area of 12,150 square meters. 1/3 of it will be used for a picnic area while the rest of the land will be planted by mangosteen trees. As the city engineer, you were tasked to determine the following: the dimensions of the picnic area with minimum cost of fencing given that area is to be rectangular and to be fenced off on three sides not adjacent to the highway. the number of mangosteen trees that leads to a maximum yield given that if 50 trees are planted, the average yield per tree will be 400 kilos while the average yield will decrease by 2 kilos per tree for each additional tree on the same area due to overcrowding.
Minimization
In mathematics, traditional optimization problems are typically expressed in terms of minimization. When we talk about minimizing or maximizing a function, we refer to the maximum and minimum possible values of that function. This can be expressed in terms of global or local range. The definition of minimization in the thesaurus is the process of reducing something to a small amount, value, or position. Minimization (noun) is an instance of belittling or disparagement.
Maxima and Minima
The extreme points of a function are the maximum and the minimum points of the function. A maximum is attained when the function takes the maximum value and a minimum is attained when the function takes the minimum value.
Derivatives
A derivative means a change. Geometrically it can be represented as a line with some steepness. Imagine climbing a mountain which is very steep and 500 meters high. Is it easier to climb? Definitely not! Suppose walking on the road for 500 meters. Which one would be easier? Walking on the road would be much easier than climbing a mountain.
Concavity
In calculus, concavity is a descriptor of mathematics that tells about the shape of the graph. It is the parameter that helps to estimate the maximum and minimum value of any of the functions and the concave nature using the graphical method. We use the first derivative test and second derivative test to understand the concave behavior of the function.
The government owns a land with an area of 12,150 square meters. 1/3 of it will be used for a picnic area while the rest of the land will be planted by mangosteen trees. As the city engineer, you were tasked to determine the following:
- the dimensions of the picnic area with minimum cost of fencing given that area is to be rectangular and to be fenced off on three sides not adjacent to the highway.
- the number of mangosteen trees that leads to a maximum yield given that if 50 trees are planted, the average yield per tree will be 400 kilos while the average yield will decrease by 2 kilos per tree for each additional tree on the same area due to overcrowding.
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