Question

The report should include:

• The procedure detailed
• The graph of the primary function (the function to be optimized)
• The graph of the first derivative of the function
• The graph of the functions respect to other parameters in order to compare the optimal solution. This function comes from the model of the problem before the restriction and almost always depends on two variables)

Two posts, one 12 feet high and the other 28 feet high, stand 30 feet apart. They are to be stayed by two wires, attached to a single stake, running from ground level to the top of each post. Where should the stake be placed to use the least amount of wire?

Answer 1