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Optimization & Lagrange Multipliers · Hard problem

An open-top storage bin with a rectangular base of dimensions xx by yy and height zz must hold 1212 cubic meters. The base costs $3 per square meter and the four side walls cost $1 per square meter. Find the minimum possible total cost (in dollars).