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Precalculus: The Classic Box Problem - Exploration

by Texas Instruments

Objectives

  • Students will use multiple linked graphical, geometric (2D and 3D), and numeric representations to model a classic optimization problem.

About the Lesson

The Box Problem Exploration TNS document takes a classic optimization problem and uses the dynamic linking capabilities of TI-Nspire to enact the problem in multiple representations: diagramatic, geometric, graphic, numeric.

*Note: This activity contains an optional AP Practice Questions document for those students preparing for the AP Precalculus Exam.