STEM - BC11D IIIg 1
STEM - BC11D IIIg 1
STEM - BC11D IIIg 1
Region XII
Division of General Santos City
I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, at least 75% of the students should be able to:
solve optimization problems; and
cite the importance of solving optimization problems in real – life situations.
A. Introduction
Introduce the topic of Optimization problems.
The students’ ideas regarding the following problem will be gathered:
“Find the maximum volume of an open-topped box created from a 20 cm square
sheet of paper.”
1. What is the object involved in the problem?
2. What is/are the given value/s in the problem?
3. What is asked in the problem?
4. What is meant by the word “maximum”?
5. What is the difference between “maximum” and “minimum”?
6. How are you going to solve the problem?
7. What concept/s is/are you going to apply in order to solve the problem?
8. What do you think is our topic for today?
B. Teaching/ Modelling
The problem above is an example of a word problem that involves optimization and
the application various differentiation rules.
The first step in solving an optimization problem is to translate the problem into
mathematical language. This leads to a function, defined on an interval, to which we
can apply the differentiation rules.
Notes: In any situation, the best or most desirable result is called the optimum. For
profit, the best result is a maximum, while for cost, the most desirable result is a
minimum. Let us take for example the following problem:
“I DO”
“WE DO”
“YOU DO”
A farmer has 54 m of fencing with which to build two animal pens with common
side. One pen is rectangular; the other is a square. If the area of the pens is to be
maximized. What are their dimensions?
V. ASSIGNMENT: 1 whole
Solve the following optimization problem.
∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞
Prepared by:
Checked by:
Attested by:
GILBERT B. BARRERA
Regional Education Program Supervisor