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Handout Tuesday 11/04

How can we use global optimization to solve real world problems? Here is an example.
A piece of cardboard that is \(10\times 15\) (each measured in inches) is being made into a box without a top. To do so, squares are cut from each corner of the box and the remaining sides are folded up. If the box needs to be at least 1 inch deep and no more than 3 inches deep, what is the maximum possible volume of the box? what is the minimum volume? Justify your answers using calculus.