1.22: A solid cuboid has width cm, length cm and height cm.

4PM1/1/June/2023 — Question 5 · 11 marks

A solid cuboid has width x\displaystyle x cm, length 4x\displaystyle 4x cm and height h\displaystyle h cm.
The volume of the cuboid is 75cm3\displaystyle 75 \mathrm{cm}^3 and the surface area of the cuboid is Scm2\displaystyle S \mathrm{cm}^2
(a) Show that S=8x2+3752x\displaystyle S = 8x^2 + \frac{375}{2x}
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Given that x\displaystyle x can vary, using calculus,
(b) (i) find to 3 significant figures, the value of x\displaystyle x for which S\displaystyle S is a minimum,
(ii) justify that this value of x\displaystyle x gives a minimum value of S\displaystyle S
(5)
(c) Find, to 3 significant figures, the minimum value of S\displaystyle S
(2)