Design a cylindrical can (with a lid) to contain 5 liters (= 5000 cm3) of water, using the minimum amount of metal. What is the diameter and height?
Volume of cylinder is given by
The volume of the cylindrical can to be designed is 5000 cm3.
We can this relation in the surface area formula for cylinder.
To find the minimum value of SA, we need to find the critical point of the function SA.
So, the diameter is (2 x 9.267) cm = 18.534 cm.
Height is given by
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