document.write( "Question 1181950: A standard beverage can has a volume of 21.7 cubic inches.
\n" ); document.write( "a) Use formula for the volume of cylinder to write an equation that gives the height h of a standard beverage can in terms of its radius (I have solved this and I got h=square root (v/pi r)
\n" ); document.write( "b) Using expression for h from part (a) and the formula for the surface area of a cylinder, write an equation gives the surface area of the beverage can S in terms of only its radius r. (I got \"S=2pi+r%5E2+%2B+2pi-r+sqrt%28v%2Fpi+r%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "d) Use graphing calculator to find the minimum value of S. What are the dimensions r and h of the can that use least amount of material?
\n" ); document.write( "e) Compare dimensions from part (d) with the actual beverages, which radius= 1.25 inches and height= 4.42 inches
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