document.write( "Question 1129435: Alya wants to use a piece of rectangular aluminum to build an open cylinder on both ends. If the perimeter of the aluminum piece is 32 cm, find the length and width, in cm, of the aluminum piece so that the volume of the cylinder built is maximum \n" ); document.write( "
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Alya wants to use a piece of rectangular aluminum to build an open cylinder on both ends.
\n" ); document.write( " If the perimeter of the aluminum piece is 32 cm, find the length and width, in cm, of the aluminum piece so that the volume of the cylinder built is maximum
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = the width of the aluminum piece
\n" ); document.write( "let L = the length
\n" ); document.write( "the perimeter
\n" ); document.write( "2L + 2x = 32
\n" ); document.write( "simplify, divide by 2
\n" ); document.write( "L + x = 16
\n" ); document.write( "L = (-x+16)
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\n" ); document.write( "The circumference is the width = x, the height is the Length = (-x+16)
\n" ); document.write( "Find r using the circumference
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Api%2Ar\" = x
\n" ); document.write( "r = \"x%2F%28%282%2Api%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "The volume equation
\n" ); document.write( "V = \"pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah\"
\n" ); document.write( "replace r with \"x%2F%28%282%2Api%29%29\", replace h with (-x+16)
\n" ); document.write( "V = \"pi%2A%28x%2F%282%2Api%29%29%5E2%2A%28-x%2B16%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "V = \"pi%2A%28x%5E2%2F%284%2Api%5E2%29%29%2A%28-x%2B16%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Cancel pi
\n" ); document.write( "V = \"%28x%5E2%2F%284%2Api%29%29%2A%28-x%2B16%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "plot this equation,
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\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "Max volume occurs when x = 10.67 cm
\n" ); document.write( "Find the height (length)
\n" ); document.write( "16 - 10.67 = 5.33 cm
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "the aluminum sheet should be 10.67 by 5.33
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