About This Lesson
Two real example of optimization; finding the dimensions of a running track that encloses the maximum area and finding the radius and height that produces the minumum surface area for a 330 ml drinks can.Involves optimization with two variables by eliminating one variable and drinks can testple also includes differentiation with negative indices.
This is an excellent resource which you can use with your Core 1 students to help them see how to apply differentiation in real life. This would make a great investigation lesson and it would give you a lot of insight as to how well the students understood this topic. Access to computers would help students to investigate this in more depth. Thank you for sharing.