What’s Your Min or Max Task?

Select either the minimum or maximum function. Identify a task – personal or professional – that could be modeled mathematically through your chosen function. Explain how the chosen function be used in making good decisions.

Examples of tasks might be:

Make the largest garden possible using a given amount of fencing.
Configure an airplane to create the least amount of drag for an airplane in flight.
Be creative!

Write a 300-word post (about 3 paragraphs) that includes your chosen function, shows an equation and explains how it could be used to make good decisions.