SPS SPS SM 2020 December — Question 10

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM (SPS SM)
Year2020
SessionDecember
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeOptimization with constraints

10.
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The diagram above shows a closed box used by a shop for packing pieces of cake. The box is a right prism of height h cm . The cross section is a sector of a circle. The sector has radius r cm and angle 1 radian. The volume of the box is \(300 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\)
a) Show that the surface area of the box, \(S \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\), is given by $$S = r ^ { 2 } + \frac { 1800 } { r }$$ b) Hence find the value of \(r\) and the value of \(h\) which minimises the surface area of the box.
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