Q.

A square piece of tin of side 30cm is to be made into a box without top by cutting a square from each corner and folding up the flaps to form a box. If the volume of the box is maximum, then its surface area (in cm2 ) is equal to

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a

900

b

1025

c

800

d

675

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Volume (V) = x302x2 
dVdx=302x24302xx 
=302x306x  
dVdx=0 
x=5cm , which is point of maxima.
 Surface area = 4×5×20+202=800cm2 

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