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Application of Derivative - Max & Min

The document contains 3 questions about calculating surface areas and volumes of 3D objects. Question 1 involves calculating the surface area and volume of a building model made of a hemisphere, cylinder, and circular base. Question 2 calculates the minimum surface area of a water barrel shaped as a right circular cylinder with no lid. Question 3 finds the maximum volume of a triangular prism where the base is an equilateral triangle and uses calculus to optimize the values.

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Application of Derivative - Max & Min

The document contains 3 questions about calculating surface areas and volumes of 3D objects. Question 1 involves calculating the surface area and volume of a building model made of a hemisphere, cylinder, and circular base. Question 2 calculates the minimum surface area of a water barrel shaped as a right circular cylinder with no lid. Question 3 finds the maximum volume of a triangular prism where the base is an equilateral triangle and uses calculus to optimize the values.

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Q1.

[In this question you may assume the formula for the area of a circle and the following formulae:

a sphere of radius r has volume V = πr3 and surface area S = 4πr2


a cylinder of radius r and height h has volume V = πr2h and curved surface area S = 2πrh]

Figure 5 shows the model for a building. The model is made up of three parts.
The roof is modelled by the curved surface of a hemisphere of radius R cm. The walls are
modelled by the curved surface of a circular cylinder of radius R cm and height H cm. The floor
is modelled by a circular disc of radius R cm. The model is made of material of negligible
thickness, and the walls are perpendicular to the base.
It is given that the volume of the model is 800π cm3 and that 0 < R < 10.6
(a) Show that

(2)
(b) Show that the surface area, A cm2, of the model is given by

(3)
(c) Use calculus to find the value of R, to 3 significant figures, for which A is a minimum.
(5)
(d) Prove that this value of R gives a minimum value for A.
(2)
(e) Find, to 3 significant figures, the value of H which corresponds to this value for R.
(1)
(Total for question = 13 marks)

Q2.
Figure 5
Figure 5 shows a design for a water barrel.
It is in the shape of a right circular cylinder with height h cm and radius r cm.
The barrel has a base but has no lid, is open at the top and is made of material of negligible
thickness.
The barrel is designed to hold 60 000 cm3 of water when full.
(a) Show that the total external surface area, S cm2, of the barrel is given by the formula

(3)
(b) Use calculus to find the minimum value of S, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(6)
(c) Justify that the value of S you found in part (b) is a minimum.
(2)

(Total for question = 11 marks)

Q3.
Figure 6
Figure 6 shows a solid triangular prism ABCDEF in which AB = 2x cm and CD = l cm.
The cross section ABC is an equilateral triangle.
The rectangle BCDF is horizontal and the triangles ABC and DEF are vertical.
The total surface area of the prism is S cm2 and the volume of the prism is V cm3.

(a) Show that S = 2x2 + 6xl


(3)
Given that S = 960,

(b) show that V =160x − x3


(5)
(c) Use calculus to find the maximum value of V, giving your answer to the nearest integer.
(5)
(d) Justify that the value of V found in part (c) is a maximum.
(2)

(Total for question = 15 marks)

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