Edexcel C2 2015 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicDifferentiation Applications
TypeOptimization with constraints

9. A solid glass cylinder, which is used in an expensive laser amplifier, has a volume of \(75 \pi \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }\).
The cost of polishing the surface area of this glass cylinder is \(\pounds 2\) per \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\) for the curved surface area and \(\pounds 3\) per \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\) for the circular top and base areas. Given that the radius of the cylinder is \(r \mathrm {~cm}\),
  1. show that the cost of the polishing, \(\pounds C\), is given by $$C = 6 \pi r ^ { 2 } + \frac { 300 \pi } { r }$$
  2. Use calculus to find the minimum cost of the polishing, giving your answer to the nearest pound.
  3. Justify that the answer that you have obtained in part (b) is a minimum.