Question 15 Marks
Show that the right circular cylinder of given surface and maximum volume is such that its height is equal to the diameter of the base.
Answer

$s=2 \pi r h+2 \pi r^2$
$\Rightarrow \frac{s-2 \pi r^2}{2 \pi r}=h$
Now volume of cylinder is, $v=\pi r^2 h$
$\Rightarrow v=\pi \cdot r^2\left(\frac{s-2 \pi r^2}{2 \pi r}\right)$
$\Rightarrow v=\frac{1}{2}\left[s r-2 \pi r^3\right]$
$\text { Now, } \frac{d v}{d r}=\frac{1}{2}\left[s-6 \pi r^2\right]$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 v}{d r^2}=\frac{1}{2}[0-12 \pi r]$
For maximum/minimum
$\frac{d v}{d r}=0$
$\Rightarrow s=6 \pi r^2$
From equ $(1)$
$\Rightarrow 2 \pi r h+2 \pi r^2=6 \pi r^2$
$\Rightarrow r=\frac{h}{2}$
${\left[\frac{d^2 v}{d r^2}\right]_{r=\frac{4}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\left[0-12 \pi \times \frac{h}{2}\right]}$
$=-3 \pi h<0$
$\Rightarrow s$ is maximum at $r=\frac{h}{2}$
Hence $h=2 r$
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$s=2 \pi r h+2 \pi r^2$
$\Rightarrow \frac{s-2 \pi r^2}{2 \pi r}=h$
Now volume of cylinder is, $v=\pi r^2 h$
$\Rightarrow v=\pi \cdot r^2\left(\frac{s-2 \pi r^2}{2 \pi r}\right)$
$\Rightarrow v=\frac{1}{2}\left[s r-2 \pi r^3\right]$
$\text { Now, } \frac{d v}{d r}=\frac{1}{2}\left[s-6 \pi r^2\right]$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 v}{d r^2}=\frac{1}{2}[0-12 \pi r]$
For maximum/minimum
$\frac{d v}{d r}=0$
$\Rightarrow s=6 \pi r^2$
From equ $(1)$
$\Rightarrow 2 \pi r h+2 \pi r^2=6 \pi r^2$
$\Rightarrow r=\frac{h}{2}$
${\left[\frac{d^2 v}{d r^2}\right]_{r=\frac{4}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\left[0-12 \pi \times \frac{h}{2}\right]}$
$=-3 \pi h<0$
$\Rightarrow s$ is maximum at $r=\frac{h}{2}$
Hence $h=2 r$

