document.write( "Question 999834: A cylinder is inscribed in a sphere with radius 6. Find the height h of the cylinder with the maximum possible volume?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #617378 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A sphere radius that intersects the edge of the cylinder base is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs that are cylinder radius and one-half of the cylinder height. Given a sphere with radius 6, the radius and height of the cylinder are related thus:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The volume of the cylinder is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substituting:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplifying:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take the first derivative\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Set the first derivative equal to zero and solve for the value of the height that gives the maximum volume.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |