Maxima and Minima

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12th Punjab Board
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Maxima and Minima: Overview

The topic discusses the properties of maxima and minima with examples. The greatest and smallest values of a function within a certain range are called the maxima and minima, respectively.

Important Questions on Maxima and Minima

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Prove that volume of largest cone, which can be inscribed in a sphere, is 827 part of sphere.

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A window is in the form of rectangle surmounted by a semi-circular opening. The perimeter of window is 30m. Find the dimensions of window so that it can admit maximum light through the whole opening.

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If the height of right circular cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 3 is kπ cubic units, then the value of k is

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An open box is to be made of a square sheet of tin with side 20 cm by cutting off small squares from each corner and folding the flaps Find the side of small square which is to be cut off so that volume of box is maximum.