Year 9 PSMT

Year 9 Maths PSMT Term 1
The best cylinder of a drinking can

Introduction
Soft drinks that are meant to be consumed on-the-go typically come in aluminium cans. Aluminium
cans maintain the beverage inside. The shape of aluminium cans is called cylinders. Typically,
companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi are the big manufacturers that create aluminium cans. Volume
affects the height of soft drinks as more liquid means taller cans. When cans are being measured the
radius is all ways found. These cans are made with the intention being the lowest surface area to
make cheap cans. The findings of this PSMT used in this study to determine the best cost-effective
method of preserving 500ml in the Pepsi can are presented.
Procedure
1. the radius of different cans was taken into consideration.

2. The formula of height was used to find the height of different radiuses (referrer to figure 3)
3. The formula of Surface area was used to formulate the surface area of different radiuses
(referrer to figure 4)
4. A graph was drawn with a curved shape to represent the lowest and highest surface area.
5. An evaluation was made on which radius had the lowest surface area.
6. Possible solutions and designs were considered.
7. An evaluation of strengths and weakness were written.
8. A solution of finding the lowest possible surface area of a cylindrical can was communicated.
9. A conclusion was written discussing on the main results and all of the strengths and
weaknesses.
Observation and assumption
Observation Assumption
The soda can is not a the can could Top edge
perfect cylinder formulate a solution
The soda can has an The main point is to
indent at the bottom find the lowest TSA
The soda can has a That it’s a perfect Figure 1
indent at the top cylinder
The can curves into it was assumed that
itself on top & bottom the pull ring wasn’t
edges taken to consideration
The can that has the It was assumed that
lowest surface area the top edge wasn’t
will use less materials taken to
consideration.
The liquid inside the It was assumed that
can doesn’t go fully up the base wasn’t taken
to the top to consideration
500ml was provide as It was assumed that
our volume. the bottom edge
wasn’t taken to
consideration.
It can be assumed Base
that the liquid is filled
to the brim for this
report
Bottom
edge
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Variables
Let V be the volume of the cylinder (cm3)
Let r be radius. (cm )
Let h be height (cm )
Let SA be Surface area (cm 2)
Figure 2
Pull ring.
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Radius 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
cm
Height 159.15 39.8 17.68 9.95 6.36 4.42 3.25 2.49 1.96 1.59
cm
Surface 1006.28 525.13 389.88 350.53 357.08 392.86 450.73 527.12 620.05 728.32
area
2
cm
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
9.47 9.02 8.61 8.22 7.86 7.52 7.2 6.91 6.33
349.58 348.87 348.8 348.89 349.47 350.3 351.42 353.17 355.74
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This graph shows the data from table 1 & 2.
Solution
As shown in Figure 2, using a radius of 4.2 for the can assures that it will maintain its 500ml volume
while having the lowest surface area in the graph above. The can's radius of 4.2 cm assures that it will
maintain the 500ml volume. As a result, the cost of manufacturing will be reduced because less
material will be used. Lower cost is related to the task's objective, which was to determine what
measurements of a 500ml were easiest to make.
Reasoning
The 4.2 cm radius was selected. The reason is that it is close to a genuine can. In the table above the
lowest surface area was 348.87 cm2 out of the 19 radius that were formulated and had calculated
surface area. If compared to a classic Pepsi can the diameter is 6.60cm then our can is 8.4cm in
diameter (Coke Can dimensions, 2023). There is not much of a difference being a 1.8cm difference
and for height 9.02cm for my can and for the original Pepsi 12.27cm can for a difference of 3.25cm .
How the diameter was found was by taking accurate measuring to find the genuine and then
comparing to the chosen can and then subtracting to find the difference of both cans. When compared
the volume of both cans without liquid the chosen radius volume is 500.14cm 3 the real can had
419.78cm 3 when compared the difference its 80.36cm3. How the volume of each can was found by
using the volume formula 2 π r 2 +2 πrhfor both cans.
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Conclusion
Findings were presented in this paper to determine which 500 ml soda can measurement was the
most cost-effective to manufacture. The task's answer was offered, and it was improved to produce
the best possible design for a soda can. The following is a list of the investigation's advantages and
disadvantages.
Strengths
 it was allowed to compare to a real can.

 There were options on doing decimals for more accurate results.
 There was a visual graph to refer to find the lowest surface area.
Weaknesses
 It was not an actual cylinder because of the top edge and bottom edge (refer to observation 1)
 When compared to a real can the radius chosen would be uncomfortable to hold because of
the enlarged radius.
 There wasn’t any certainty that the liquid would be filled all the way.
In conclusion, 4.2cm as the radius gives the lowest total surface area for the volume of 500ml
achieving the goal for the task.
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Year 9 Maths PSMT Term 1

The best cylinder of a drinking can

1. the radius of different cans was taken into consideration.

Observation and assumption

Let V be the volume of the cylinder (cm3)

Let r be radius. (cm )

Let h be height (cm )

Let SA be Surface area (cm 2)

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9

9.47 9.02 8.61 8.22 7.86 7.52 7.2 6.91 6.33

349.58 348.87 348.8 348.89 349.47 350.3 351.42 353.17 355.74

This graph shows the data from table 1 & 2.

 it was allowed to compare to a real can.

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