An open cylindrical container
An open cylindrical container
6 marks
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An open cylinder has volume 250pi cm3. Its material area is A=pi r2+2pi rh. Use differentiation to find the radius and height that minimise this area.
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Answer:\(r=h=\sqrt[3]{250}\ \mathrm{cm}\).
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