Problem #30






You want to make a planter having a square base and four congruent trapezoidal sides. For a given surface area, what dimensions will maximize the volume of the planter? Please give your answer as the ratio of the length of the large base of the trapezoid to the slant height of the trapezoid to the length of the small base of the trapezoid.




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