Steps in Solving Applied Maximum and Minimum Problems:

1. Understand the problem.
2. Draw a diagram.
3. Introduce notation. Let Q be the quantity to be maximized or minimized.
4. Relate Q to the other quantities.
5. If Q is a function of more than one variable, look for relationships between the other variables, and reduce it to a single variable.
6. Use the methods of Sections 5.1, 5.3 and 5.4 to find the absolute maxima or minima.

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