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Problem Sheet 1 Module 1 Optimization

The document outlines various optimization problems across different contexts, including economics, engineering design, and manufacturing. It covers single-variable optimization, unconstrained multivariable optimization, Lagrange multipliers, and Kuhn-Tucker conditions, providing specific problem statements for each category. The problems involve maximizing profit, minimizing costs, and finding optimal dimensions under constraints.

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Problem Sheet 1 Module 1 Optimization

The document outlines various optimization problems across different contexts, including economics, engineering design, and manufacturing. It covers single-variable optimization, unconstrained multivariable optimization, Lagrange multipliers, and Kuhn-Tucker conditions, providing specific problem statements for each category. The problems involve maximizing profit, minimizing costs, and finding optimal dimensions under constraints.

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Problem sheet-1 Module:1 Optimization

Umitty Srinivasa Rao


December 2025

Optimization Techniques: Problem Statements


1. Single-Variable Optimization
Problem 1 (Economics).
A company’s daily profit (in thousands of rupees) from producing x units of
a product is given by
P (x) = −3x2 + 24x − 40.
Determine the number of units that should be produced to maximize the profit,
and find the maximum profit.
Problem 2 (Engineering Design).
The cost (in rupees) of manufacturing a cylindrical rod depends on its radius
r according to
200
C(r) = 5r2 + , r > 0.
r
Find the value of r that minimizes the cost.

2. Unconstrained Multivariable Optimization


Problem 1 (Manufacturing Cost).
The cost of producing a rectangular metal plate is given by

C(x, y) = x2 + 3y 2 − 4x − 12y + 20,

where x and y represent the length and width of the plate. Determine the values
of x and y that minimize the cost and classify the stationary point.
Problem 2 (Temperature Distribution).
The temperature distribution on a metal plate is modeled by

T (x, y) = 4x2 + y 2 − 8x + 2y + 10.

Find the stationary point and determine whether it corresponds to a maximum,


minimum, or saddle point.

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3. Method of Lagrange Multipliers (Equality Constraint)
Problem 1 (Distance Minimization).
Find the point on the curve

x2 + y 2 = 25

that is closest to the point (3, 4).


Problem 2 (Geometric Design).
Design a rectangular enclosure with fixed area

xy = 200m2

such that the perimeter of the rectangle is minimum. Determine the optimal
dimensions of the rectangle.

4. Kuhn–Tucker Conditions (Single Inequality Constraint)


Problem 1 (Boundary-Constrained Minimization).
Minimize the function

f (x) = x2 − 6x + 10

subject to the inequality constraint

x ≥ 4.

Problem 2 (Resource Constraint).


Maximize the objective function

f (x) = 8x

subject to the constraint


x ≤ 5.

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