A right parallelepiped has edges of length , with . If the length of one of the edges is increased by an amount , then the volume of the parallelepiped increases. In which of the following cases is the increase in volume maximum?
Pick one
Solution
Solution:
sides not increased. This product is clearly maximum when the two non-increased sides are and (the two longest), that is, when is increased.
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