Friday, April 18, 2014

Circular cone has slant height of 8 cm. What are dimensions of cone to product largest volume?

We know that the volume of the cone is given by
:


V = (1/3)*pi * r^2 * h such that r is the radius and h is
the height


But we know that the slant is given by s = sqrt(
h^2 + r^2)


==> s^2 = h^2 +
r^2


==> r^2 = s^2 -
h^2


Given that the slant s =
8


==> r^2 = 64- h^2


Now
we will substitute into the volume,


==> V =
(1/3)*pi* h * ( 64-h^2)


==> V = (1/3)pi*( 64h -
h^3)


==> (64pi/3)h - pi/3 *
h^3


Now we know that the maximum point if the derivatives
zero.


==> v' = 64pi/3 - pi*h^2 =
0


==> h^2 = 64pi/3pi =
64/3


==> h= 8/sqrt3 = 4.62
cm


Now we will find
r.


==> r^2 = s^2 - h^2 = 64 - 64/3 =
128/3


==> r= sqrt(128/3) = 8sqrt(2/3)= 6.532
cm


Then the dimensions of the cone are :
radius = 6.532 cm and the height h= 4.62 cm

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