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Water Tank Minimization

A copper water tank in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped is to made. If its length is to be \(a\) times its breadth \(b\), how high should it be that for a given capacity it should cost as little as possible?

Problems in Differential Calculus, Byerly, 1895

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"Water Tank Minimization," Convergence (April 2008)