Calc problem worth 10% of my grade need help please. Can't figure it out

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anonymous · Answer

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e.mccormick · Answer

Hmmm. Don't think I could just sit down and do that. It would take me time cause I am no calc expert. Read this and see if it helps: http://www.maa.org/pubs/Calc_articles/ma014.pdf

anonymous · Answer

well it looks more like a project, and well I don't think it is okaii for one to just do your project/question.

anonymous · Answer

I'm not asking for somebody to just tell me an answer I'd prefer if somebody could walk me through how to get this started that way I don't fail and I learn how to do this as well.

anonymous · Answer

hmm okai well @hartnn @Mertsj @jim_thompson5910 @saifoo.khan might be of a better help.

richyw · Answer

you might have better luck posting just one of the questions here. of posting the whole thing on stackexchange. I could help you but I'm really busy right now (test on wednesday). sorry.

anonymous · Answer

the question refers to some picture... where is it?

e.mccormick · Answer

Yah, the PDF I saw was missing that too.  =/  Part of why I linked them the doc that talks about the same sort of problem.

anonymous · Answer

I'll do my best to draw a somewhat accurate picture

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Imagine that as a normal cubic polynomial function where that length was l and the hight at the absolute maximum is h

amistre64 · Answer

ill chk this later today when i have more time ... seems like just taking 2 derivatives and determining the values of a,b,c,d