AQA Paper 2 2020 June — Question 9

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeOptimization with constraints

9 A cylinder is to be cut out of the circular face of a solid hemisphere. The cylinder and the hemisphere have the same axis of symmetry.
The cylinder has height \(h\) and the hemisphere has a radius of \(R\).
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  1. Show that the volume, \(V\), of the cylinder is given by $$V = \pi R ^ { 2 } h - \pi h ^ { 3 }$$ 9
  2. Find the maximum volume of the cylinder in terms of \(R\). Fully justify your answer.