design a rectangular milk carton box of width w, length l, and height h which holds 512cm^3 of milk. the sides of the box cost 1 cent/cm^2 and the top and bottom cost 2 cent/cm^2. find the dimensions of the box that minimize the total cost of materials used. , please show your work with lots of details! thanks so much!!

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anonymous · Answer

you really want to do this?

anonymous · Answer

yes ><

anonymous · Answer

wait do we at least get to know that the base is a square?  if not  i am stuck off the get go

anonymous · Answer

that's all i get from the question.. =/

anonymous · Answer

what class?

anonymous · Answer

uhh math10c

anonymous · Answer

calc first year, second, third, fifth?

anonymous · Answer

err idk..it has something to do with optimization? im taking it in college

anonymous · Answer

crap i thought this would be simple calc problem but you have three variables and you know only that $$lhw=512$$

anonymous · Answer

lol err yehh D:

oh well thnx n e ways ^^

anonymous · Answer

trying to minimize  
$$4lw+2wh+2lh$$

anonymous · Answer

ok