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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How does optimization in Calculus work? A cylindrical can is made so that the sum of its height and its base is 45pi cm. Find the maximum possible volume of the can.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Find a formula or equation for what you want to optimize in terms of a variable. Then differentiate the equation with respect to that variable and set the derivative equal to zero. Solve the equation. That will give you the value of the variable at a maximum or minumum point of the equation.

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