A closed cylindrical can is to be made so hat its volume is 52 cm3 . Find its dimensions if the surface is to be a minimum.
Let r be the radius, h be the height and V be the volume of the cylinder.
V=πr2 h
52=πr2 h
h=52/πr2
Let S be the surface area of cylinder
S=2πr(r+h)
S=2πr2 + 2πrh
S=2πr2 + 2πr * 52/πr2
S=2πr2 + 104/r
dS/dr = 4πr-104/r2
d2S/dr2 = 4π+208/r3 >0 (Minimum)
Since
dS/dr = 0
4πr-104/r2 =0
4πr3 -104=0
4πr3=104
r3=26/π
r=(26/π)1/3
And,
h=52/πr2
h= 52/{π × (26/πr)}.
h=2r = 2×(26/π)1/3