SOLUTION: a large soup can is to be designed so that the can will hold 16π in^3 (about 28oz) of soup. find what height and radius of the cylindrical can will minimize the amount of meta
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Question 167653: a large soup can is to be designed so that the can will hold 16π in^3 (about 28oz) of soup. find what height and radius of the cylindrical can will minimize the amount of metal needed. note: you will need to use the "minimum" program on your calculator. -- I have no idea where to even start with this problem.
Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, Alan3354:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a large soup can is to be designed so that the can will hold 16π in^3 (about 28oz) of soup. find what height and radius of the cylindrical can will minimize the amount of metal needed.
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Find the relationship between the radius and height using the V =
:
h =
Cancel pi
h =
:
The amt of metal used in the can is determined by the surface area
S.A =
Substitute for h
S.A =
Cancel r:
S.A =
Or
S.A =
:
Put this in your graphing calc
y = ; x = radius, y = surface area
Scale it: x: -2, +4; y: -30, +120
;
you graph should look like this:
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You can estimate that minimum surface area about r = 2 inches
Use the minimum feature on your calc: bracket the minimum and it will
give the exact radius and surface area;
I got radius (x) = 2; giving a Minimum surface area (y) = 75.398 sq/inches
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Did this make some sense to you?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the solution above:
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Start at S.A. = 2PIr^2 + 2V/r
Set the 1st derivate of dSA/dr = 0 (derivative of SA with respect to r)
4PIr - 2V/r^2 = 0
4PIr^3 - 2V = 0
2PIr^3 - 16PI = 0
r^3 = 8
r = 2
h = 4
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