Calculus Optimization Word Problems Using One Simple Method

Calculus optimization problems may look completely different, but they all follow the same basic structure. In this video, I’ll show you one simple five-step method for solving virtually any optimization problem. You’ll learn how to identify what must be maximized or minimized, draw and label the situation, write the objective and constraint equations, reduce everything to one variable, and find the optimal solution using derivatives. Stop memorizing separate procedures. Learn to recognize the pattern.