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Some optimization problems with calculus

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Abstract

Starting from the well-known and elementary problem of inscribing the rectangle of the greatest area in an ellipse, we look at possible, gradually more and more complicated variants of this problem. Our goal is to demonstrate to an average but motivated student of Calculus how to while starting from an inconspicuous textbook problem to arrive at considerably more interesting and complicated problems some of which can be subjects of independent research.

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@article{arxiv.2306.08184,
  title  = {Some optimization problems with calculus},
  author = {Arkady Kitover and Mehmet Orhon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.08184},
  year   = {2023}
}