SOLUTION: an open topcylindrical container has a volume of 100 pie. construct a single-variable object function suited to minimizing the surface area?

Question 607004: an open topcylindrical container has a volume of 100 pie. construct a single-variable object function suited to minimizing the surface area?
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an open top cylindrical container has a volume of 100 pie.
construct a single-variable object function suited to minimizing the surface area?
:
x = the radius
The volume of a cylinder: V =
=
divide both side by pi
x^2*h = 100
h =
:
The surface area of a open topped cylinder: S.A. = +
replace h with
S.A. = +
Cancel x
S.A. = +
:
Graph this equation; y = surface area

Looks like minimum surface area occurs when x=4.64 (radius), height = 4.64 also (100/4.64^2)
S.A. ~ 200 sq/units
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