A cylindrical can is to be made to hold 1000cm^3 of oil. How do you find the dimensions that will minimize the cost of metal to manufacture the can?

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2022-09-17

A cylindrical can is to be made to hold 1000cm^3 of oil. How do you find the dimensions that will minimize the cost of metal to manufacture the can?

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Jade Mejia

Jade Mejia

Beginner2022-09-18Added 8 answers

Let height = h and radius of the base = r.
Then, volume V = π r 2 h = 1000 cc
and surface area of the can
S = 2 π r 2 + 2 π r h
Now, eliminating h, S = S ( r ) = 2 π ( r 2 + 1000 π r 2 )
S = 2 π ( 2 r - 1000 π r 3 ) = 0 , when
r = ( 1000 2 π ) 1 3 = 5.42 cm, nearly.
Correspondingly, h= 10.84 cm, nearly
There is no maximum for S. Also,
S = 2 π ( 2 + 3000 π r 4 ) > 0
For this r= 5.42 cm, S = 37.1 c m 2

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