A rectangular sheet of fixed perimeter with sides having their lengths in the ratio 8 : 15 is converted into an open rectangular box by folding after removing squares of equal area from all four corners. If the total area of removed squares is 100, the resulting box has maximum volume. Then the lengths of the sides of the rectangular sheet are
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Let sides of rectangular sheet be 8x and 15x where (x is fixed because perimeter of rectangular sheet is constant.)
Now, V(t) = (8x – 2t) (15x – 2t) t = (4t3 – 46xt2 + 120x2t)
V ' (t) = 12t2 – 92xt + 120x2
V ' (t) = 0
3t2 – 23xt + 30x2 = 0
(3t – 5x) (t – 6x) = 0
or t = 6x (reject)

Now, 4t2 = 100 t2 = 25 t = 5 x = 3
sides are 8x = 8 × 3 = 24
and 15x = 15 × 3 = 45