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The problem asks to find the volume of the largest rectangular box in the first octant, bounded by the coordinate planes (\(x = 0\), \(y = 0\), \(z = 0\)) and a plane given by the equation \(x + 2y + 3z = 6\).

### Step-by-step Solution

We want to find the dimensions of the box that maximize the volume. The box will have one vertex at the origin \((0,0,0)\) and the opposite vertex on the plane \(x + 2y + 3z = 6\).

Let's denote the point where the box touches the plane by \((x, y, z)\). The dimensions of the box will be:
- length \(x\),
- width \(y\),
- height \(z\).

#### Step 1: Find the Volume Expression
The volume \(V\) of the box is the product of its dimensions:
\[
V = x \cdot y \cdot z
\]
However, from the equation of the plane \(x + 2y + 3z = 6\), we can express one variable in terms of the other two. Solving for \(x\), we get:
\[
x = 6 - 2y - 3z
\]

Thus, the volume becomes:
\[
V = (6 - 2y - 3z) \cdot y \cdot z
\]
Now we need to maximize this volume function.

#### Step 2: Use Partial Derivatives to Maximize Volume
To find the critical points, we take the partial derivatives of \(V\) with respect to \(y\) and \(z\), and set them to zero.

1. **Partial derivative with respect to \(y\):**
   \[
   \frac{\partial V}{\partial y} = z(6 - 4y - 3z) = 0
   \]
2. **Partial derivative with respect to \(z\):**
   \[
   \frac{\partial V}{\partial z} = y(6 - 2y - 6z) = 0
   \]

We solve this system of equations to find the critical points.

#### Step 3: Solve the System
From the partial derivatives, we can analyze the system of equations and find the optimal values of \(y\) and \(z\).

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Calcule el volumen de la caja de base rectangular más grande, que tenga caras en los planos x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, en el primer octante, y un vértice en el plano x + 2y + 3z = 6.

Learn how to calculate the largest volume of a rectangular box in the first octant with one vertex on the plane x + 2y + 3z = 6. This problem involves multivariable calculus concepts like optimization and partial derivatives.

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