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Question Number 78511 by ajfour last updated on 18/Jan/20

Commented by ajfour last updated on 18/Jan/20

The cylinder has half the volume  of the cuboid. If its circular faces  touch the adjoining walls, find  coordinates of points A, B, C  in terms of a, b, c.

$${The}\:{cylinder}\:{has}\:{half}\:{the}\:{volume} \\ $$$${of}\:{the}\:{cuboid}.\:{If}\:{its}\:{circular}\:{faces} \\ $$$${touch}\:{the}\:{adjoining}\:{walls},\:{find} \\ $$$${coordinates}\:{of}\:{points}\:{A},\:{B},\:{C} \\ $$$${in}\:{terms}\:{of}\:{a},\:{b},\:{c}. \\ $$

Commented by ajfour last updated on 19/Jan/20

Answered by mr W last updated on 19/Jan/20

Commented by mr W last updated on 20/Jan/20

it is to find the orientation and size  of the cylinder.  P(α,0,0)  Q(0,β,0)  R(0,0,γ)  P′(a−α,0,0)  Q′(0,b−β,0)  R′(0,0,c−γ)  p=QR=(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))  q=RP=(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))  r=PQ=(√(α^2 +β^2 ))  ρ=radius of incircle=radius of cylinder  ⇒ρ=(1/2)(√(((−(√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))((√(α^2 +β^2 ))−(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))−(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))))  M=center of incircle=axis of cylinder  M=(p/(p+q+r))P+(q/(p+q+r))Q+(r/(p+q+r))R  x_M =(p/(p+q+r))x_P =((α(√(β^2 +γ^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  y_M =(q/(p+q+r))y_Q =((β(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  z_M =(r/(p+q+r))z_R =((γ(√(α^2 +β^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  similarly  x_(M′) =(p/(p+q+r))x_(P′) =(((a−α)(√(β^2 +γ^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  y_(M′) =(q/(p+q+r))y_(Q′) =(((b−β)(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  z_(M′) =(r/(p+q+r))z_(R′) =(((c−γ)(√(α^2 +β^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  Δx_(M′−M) =(((a−2α)(√(β^2 +γ^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  Δy_(M′−M) =(((b−2β)(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  Δz_(M′−M) =(((c−2γ)(√(α^2 +β^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  MM′=L=((√((a−2α)^2 (β^2 +γ^2 )+(b−2β)^2 (γ^2 +α^2 )+(c−2γ)^2 (α^2 +β^2 )))/((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))))  L=length of cylinder  eqn. of plane PQR:  (x/α)+(y/β)+(z/γ)=1  MM′⊥plane PQR:  α(a−2α)(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))=β(b−2β)(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))=γ(c−2γ)(√(α^2 +β^2 ))  α(a−2α)(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))=γ(c−2γ)(√(α^2 +β^2 ))   ...(i)  β(b−2β)(√(γ^2 +α^2 ))=γ(c−2γ)(√(α^2 +β^2 ))   ...(ii)  volume of cylinder V=πρ^2 L=((abc)/2)  (((−(√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))((√(α^2 +β^2 ))−(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))−(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))(√((a−2α)^2 (β^2 +γ^2 )+(b−2β)^2 (γ^2 +α^2 )+(c−2γ)^2 (α^2 +β^2 ))))/(((√(α^2 +β^2 ))+(√(β^2 +γ^2 ))+(√(γ^2 +α^2 )))^2 ))=((2abc)/π)   ...(iii)  from (i) to (iii): α,β,γ

$${it}\:{is}\:{to}\:{find}\:{the}\:{orientation}\:{and}\:{size} \\ $$$${of}\:{the}\:{cylinder}. \\ $$$${P}\left(\alpha,\mathrm{0},\mathrm{0}\right) \\ $$$${Q}\left(\mathrm{0},\beta,\mathrm{0}\right) \\ $$$${R}\left(\mathrm{0},\mathrm{0},\gamma\right) \\ $$$${P}'\left({a}−\alpha,\mathrm{0},\mathrm{0}\right) \\ $$$${Q}'\left(\mathrm{0},{b}−\beta,\mathrm{0}\right) \\ $$$${R}'\left(\mathrm{0},\mathrm{0},{c}−\gamma\right) \\ $$$${p}={QR}=\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$${q}={RP}=\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$${r}={PQ}=\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\rho={radius}\:{of}\:{incircle}={radius}\:{of}\:{cylinder} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\rho=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\sqrt{\frac{\left(−\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)\left(\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }−\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)\left(\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }−\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }}} \\ $$$${M}={center}\:{of}\:{incircle}={axis}\:{of}\:{cylinder} \\ $$$$\boldsymbol{{M}}=\frac{{p}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}\boldsymbol{{P}}+\frac{{q}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}\boldsymbol{{Q}}+\frac{{r}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}\boldsymbol{{R}} \\ $$$${x}_{{M}} =\frac{{p}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}{x}_{{P}} =\frac{\alpha\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${y}_{{M}} =\frac{{q}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}{y}_{{Q}} =\frac{\beta\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${z}_{{M}} =\frac{{r}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}{z}_{{R}} =\frac{\gamma\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${similarly} \\ $$$${x}_{{M}'} =\frac{{p}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}{x}_{{P}'} =\frac{\left({a}−\alpha\right)\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${y}_{{M}'} =\frac{{q}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}{y}_{{Q}'} =\frac{\left({b}−\beta\right)\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${z}_{{M}'} =\frac{{r}}{{p}+{q}+{r}}{z}_{{R}'} =\frac{\left({c}−\gamma\right)\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$$\Delta{x}_{{M}'−{M}} =\frac{\left({a}−\mathrm{2}\alpha\right)\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$$\Delta{y}_{{M}'−{M}} =\frac{\left({b}−\mathrm{2}\beta\right)\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$$\Delta{z}_{{M}'−{M}} =\frac{\left({c}−\mathrm{2}\gamma\right)\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${MM}'={L}=\frac{\sqrt{\left({a}−\mathrm{2}\alpha\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} \right)+\left({b}−\mathrm{2}\beta\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} \right)+\left({c}−\mathrm{2}\gamma\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}}{\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }} \\ $$$${L}={length}\:{of}\:{cylinder} \\ $$$${eqn}.\:{of}\:{plane}\:{PQR}: \\ $$$$\frac{{x}}{\alpha}+\frac{{y}}{\beta}+\frac{{z}}{\gamma}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${MM}'\bot{plane}\:{PQR}: \\ $$$$\alpha\left({a}−\mathrm{2}\alpha\right)\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }=\beta\left({b}−\mathrm{2}\beta\right)\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }=\gamma\left({c}−\mathrm{2}\gamma\right)\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\alpha\left({a}−\mathrm{2}\alpha\right)\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }=\gamma\left({c}−\mathrm{2}\gamma\right)\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }\:\:\:...\left({i}\right) \\ $$$$\beta\left({b}−\mathrm{2}\beta\right)\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }=\gamma\left({c}−\mathrm{2}\gamma\right)\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }\:\:\:...\left({ii}\right) \\ $$$${volume}\:{of}\:{cylinder}\:{V}=\pi\rho^{\mathrm{2}} {L}=\frac{{abc}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\frac{\left(−\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)\left(\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }−\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)\left(\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }−\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)\sqrt{\left({a}−\mathrm{2}\alpha\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} \right)+\left({b}−\mathrm{2}\beta\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} \right)+\left({c}−\mathrm{2}\gamma\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}}{\left(\sqrt{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} +\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} +\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} }+\sqrt{\gamma^{\mathrm{2}} +\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }\right)^{\mathrm{2}} }=\frac{\mathrm{2}{abc}}{\pi}\:\:\:...\left({iii}\right) \\ $$$${from}\:\left({i}\right)\:{to}\:\left({iii}\right):\:\alpha,\beta,\gamma \\ $$

Commented by mr W last updated on 19/Jan/20

thank you too sir!

$${thank}\:{you}\:{too}\:{sir}! \\ $$

Commented by ajfour last updated on 19/Jan/20

Looks fabulous Sir, i shall try  to follow....already i have  learned somethings from your  diagram post, and i am trying  to solve even. Thank you  immensely Sir.

$${Looks}\:{fabulous}\:{Sir},\:{i}\:{shall}\:{try} \\ $$$${to}\:{follow}....{already}\:{i}\:{have} \\ $$$${learned}\:{somethings}\:{from}\:{your} \\ $$$${diagram}\:{post},\:{and}\:{i}\:{am}\:{trying} \\ $$$${to}\:{solve}\:{even}.\:{Thank}\:{you} \\ $$$${immensely}\:{Sir}. \\ $$

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