{"id":2151,"date":"2021-03-27T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/calculus1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2151"},"modified":"2021-03-27T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:00:55","slug":"summary-of-applied-optimization-problems","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/calculus1\/chapter\/summary-of-applied-optimization-problems\/","title":{"raw":"Summary of Applied Optimization Problems","rendered":"Summary of Applied Optimization Problems"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"fs-id1165042376057\" class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>EssenTial Concepts<\/h3>\r\n<ul id=\"fs-id1165043249436\">\r\n \t<li>To solve an optimization problem, begin by drawing a picture and introducing variables.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find an equation relating the variables.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find a function of one variable to describe the quantity that is to be minimized or maximized.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look for 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