Respuesta :
Answer:
Let x be the width of the compartment,
Then according to the question,
The length of the compartment = x + 2
And the depth of the compartment = x -1
Thus, the volume of the compartment, [tex]V = (x+2)x(x-1) = x^3 + x^2 - 2x[/tex]
But, the volume of the compartment must be 8 cubic meters.
⇒ [tex]x^3 + x^2 - 2x = 8[/tex]
⇒ [tex]x^3 + x^2 - 2x - 8=0[/tex]
⇒ [tex](x-2)(x^2+3x+4)=0[/tex]
If [tex]x-2=0\implies x = 2[/tex] and if [tex]x^2+3x+4=0\implies x = \text{complex number}[/tex]
But, width can not be the complex number.
Therefore, width of the compartment = 2 meter.
Length of the compartment = 2 + 2 = 4 meter.
And, Depth of the compartment = 2 - 1 = 1 meter.
Since, the function that shows the volume of the compartment is,
[tex]V(x) = x^3 + x^2 - 2x[/tex]
When we lot the graph of that function we found,
V(x) is maximum for infinite.
But width can not infinite,
Therefore, the maximum value of V(x) will be 8.
Answer: The dimensions are 1 m × 2 m × 4 m.
Step-by-step explanation: Given that an Engineer is designing a storage compartment in a spacecraft. The length of the spacecraft is 2 m more than its width and depth is 1 m less than its width.
We need to find the dimensions of the compartment where it produces the maximum volume.
Let, 'b' m be the width of the compartment. Then, its length will be (b + 2) and depth will be (b-1). Since the volume of the compartment is 8 cubic metres, so
[tex]b\times (b+2)\times (b-1)=8\\\\\Rightarrow b(b^2+b-2)=8\\\\\Rightarrow b^3+b^2-2b-8=0\\\\\Rightarrow b^2(b-2)+3b(b-2)+4(b-2)=0\\\\\Rightarrow (b-2)(b^2+3b+4)=0.[/tex]
So, b = 2 or b² +3b + 4 = 0. Since the second quadratic equation will not give real roots and length of any thing cannot be imaginary, it must be real, so we will consider b = 2.
Hence, width = 2 m, length = 2+2 = 4 m and depth = 2-1 = 1 m.
Thus, the equation which model the volume of the compartment is
[tex]b(b-2)(b-1)=0,[/tex]
and the dimensions are 1 m × 2 m × 4 m. Also, the sketch is attached herewith.