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Question Number 118069 by Lordose last updated on 15/Oct/20
1.)i)Arightcircularconeiscircumscribedaboutasphereofradius(r).Ifdisthedistancefromthecenterofthespheretothevertexofthecone,showthatthevolumeofthecone,V=πr2(r+d)23(d−r).ii)Findtheverticalangleoftheconewhenit′svolumeisminimum.
Answered by 1549442205PVT last updated on 15/Oct/20
i)Altitudeoftheconeequaltoh=d+rDenotebyφtheatthevertexofthecone⇒tanφ2=rd2−r2,TheradiusofbasecircleequaltoR=htanφ2=(d+r)rd2−r2⇒V=13Bh=13.πR2h=πr2(d+r)33(d2−r2)V=πr2(d+r)23(d−r)(q.e.d)ii)Therearetwopossiblepossbilityocurra)Thecaser=constantPutx=d.weneeddeterminedwhenVreceivesmallestvalue.Sincerisconstant,soVhasgreatestvalueifandonlyiff(x)=(x+r)2x−r,x∈(0,2r)issmallestf′(x)=2(x+r)(x−r)−(x+r)2(x−r)2=0⇔x2−2xr−3r2=0Δ′=r2+3r2=(2r)2⇒x=3r∉(0,2r).Thusifr=constantthenVcan′treceivesmallestb)Thed=constant,putr=x.ThenVreceivessmallestvalueifandonlyiff(x)=x2(d+x)2d−xreceivessmallestvaluef′(x)=2x(d+x)(2x+d)+x2(d+x)2(d−x)2=0⇔4x3+6dx2+2d2x+x4+2dx3+d2x2=0Itiseasytoseethisequationhasnorootsininterval(0,d)Thus,Vcan′treceivessmallestvalueTheproblemhasnosolution
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