Question

A cylindrical can without a top is made to contain 25 3 cm of liquid. What are the dimensions of the can that will minimize the cost to make the can if the metal for the sides will cost $1.25 per 2 cm and the metal for the bottom will cost $2.00 per 2 cm ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Therefore the radius of the can is 1.71 cm and height of the can is 2.72 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that, the volume of cylindrical can with out top is 25 cm³.

Consider the height of the can be h and radius be r.

The volume of the can is V= $\pi r^2h$

According to the problem,

$\pi r^2 h=25$

$\Rightarrow h=\frac{25}{\pi r^2}$

The surface area of the base of the can is = $\pi r^2$

The metal for the bottom will cost $2.00 per cm²

The metal cost for the base is =$(2.00× $\pi r^2$)

The lateral surface area of the can is = $2\pi rh$

The metal for the side will cost $1.25 per cm²

The metal cost for the base is =$(1.25× $2\pi rh$)

                                                 $=\ 2.5 \pi r h$

Total cost of metal is C= 2.00 $\pi r^2$+$2.5 \pi r h$

Putting $h=\frac{25}{\pi r^2}$

$\therefore C=2\pi r^2+2.5 \pi r \times \frac{25}{\pi r^2}$

$\Rightarrow C=2\pi r^2+ \frac{62.5}{ r}$

Differentiating with respect to r

$C'=4\pi r- \frac{62.5}{ r^2}$

Again differentiating with respect to r

$C''=4\pi + \frac{125}{ r^3}$

To find the minimize cost, we set C'=0

$4\pi r- \frac{62.5}{ r^2}=0$

$\Rightarrow 4\pi r=\frac{62.5}{ r^2}$

$\Rightarrow r^3=\frac{62.5}{ 4\pi}$

⇒r=1.71

Now,

$\left C''\right|_{x=1.71}=4\pi +\frac{125}{1.71^3}>0$

When r=1.71 cm, the metal cost will be minimum.

Therefore,

$h=\frac{25}{\pi\times 1.71^2}$

⇒h=2.72 cm

Therefore the radius of the can is 1.71 cm and height of the can is 2.72 cm.