A rectangular storage container without a lid is to have a volume of 10 m3. The length of its base is twice the width. Material for the base costs $5 per square meter. Material for the sides costs $3 per square meter. Let w denote the width of the base.Find a function in the variable w giving the cost C (in dollars) of constructing the box.

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The cost of constructing the box will be = $81.77

Since the question gives us information about the rectangle,

so the area of the rectangle is shown by,

Area = 2 x (length + width)

So we have the area as,

Area = 2(lh + wh) +lw

(since the area per square meter is also given so we added l x w)

Since the cost of the base is = $5 per square meter and the cost of the sides is = $3 per square meter, so area in terms of the cost function,

⇒ C = 3 x 2(lh + wh) + 5 x l x w

⇒ C = 6(lh + wh) +5lw ---------equation 1

According to the question, the length of the rectangular container is twice that of the width of the container,

⇒ l = 2w

Substituting the new value of l in equation 1,

⇒ C = 6(2wh + wh) + 10 [tex]w^{2}[/tex]

⇒ C = 18wh + 10 [tex]w^{2}[/tex] ---------- equation 2

To calculate the volume of the rectangle,

V = length x width x height ( lwh )

substituting v = 10 and 2w = l,

2[tex]w^{2}[/tex]h = 10

h = [tex]\frac{5}{w^{2} }[/tex]

Substitute the value of h in equation 2,

⇒ C = 18w x [tex]\frac{5}{w^{2} }[/tex] + 10[tex]w^{2}[/tex]

⇒ C = [tex]\frac{90}{w}[/tex] + 10[tex]w^{2}[/tex] --------- equation 3

Differentiating the above equation we get,

⇒ C* = - [tex]\frac{90}{w^{2} }[/tex] + 20w

⇒ 20w = [tex]\frac{90}{w^{2} }[/tex]

Multiply both sides by [tex]w^{3}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]20w^{3}[/tex] = 90

⇒ [tex]w^{3}[/tex] = 4.5

w = 1.65

Put the value of w in equation 3,

⇒ C = [tex]\frac{90}{1.65}[/tex] + 10 x [tex]1.65^{2}[/tex]

⇒ C = 81.77

Therefore, The cost of constructing the box will be = $81.77

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