Minima/ maxima (statement questions) - Number questions
Minima/ maxima (statement questions) - Number questions
Last updated at August 8, 2026 by Teachoo
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Ex 6.3, 16 Find two positive numbers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose cubes is minimum.Let first number be ๐ฅ Now, First number + second number =16 ๐ฅ + second number = 16 second number = 16 โ ๐ฅ Now, Sum of Cubes = (๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ )^3+(๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ )^3 Let S(๐ฅ) = ๐ฅ3 + (16โ๐ฅ)^3 We Need to Find Minimum Value of s(๐ฅ) Finding Sโ(๐ฅ) Sโ(๐ฅ)= ๐(๐ฅ^3+ (16 โ ๐ฅ)^3 )/๐๐ฅ = 3๐ฅ2 + 3(16โ๐ฅ)^2. (0โ1) = 3๐ฅ2 + 3(16โ๐ฅ)^2 (โ1) = 3๐ฅ2 โ 3((16)^2+(๐ฅ)^2โ2(16)(๐ฅ)) = 3๐ฅ2 โ 3(256+๐ฅ^2โ32๐ฅ) = 3๐ฅ2 โ 3(256)โ3๐ฅ^2+3(32)๐ฅ = โ3(256โ32๐ฅ) Putting Sโ(๐ฅ)=0 โ3(256โ32๐ฅ)=0 256 โ 32๐ฅ = 0 32๐ฅ = 256 ๐ฅ = 256/32 ๐ฅ = 8 Finding Sโโ(๐ฅ) Sโ(๐ฅ)=โ3(256โ32๐ฅ) Sโโ(๐ฅ)=๐(โ3(256 โ 32๐ฅ))/๐๐ฅ = โ3 ๐(256 โ 32๐ฅ)/๐๐ฅ = โ3 [0โ32] = 96 > 0 Since Sโโ(๐ฅ)>0 for ๐ฅ = 8 ๐ฅ = 8 is point of local minima & S(๐ฅ) is minimum at ๐ฅ = 8 Hence, 1st number = x = 8 & 2nd number = 16 โ x = 16 โ 8 = 8