Question 15 Marks
Prove that the semi $-$ vertical angle of the right circular cone of given volume and least curved surface area is $\cot ^{-1} \sqrt{2}$
Answer
View full question & answer→Let $r$ be the radius of the base $,h$ be the height, $V$ be the volume, $S$ be the surface area of the cone, slant height $= AC = 1 $; and $0$ be the semi $-$ vertical angle.

$\text { Then, } V=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h$
$\Rightarrow 3 V=\pi r^2 h$
$\Rightarrow 9 V^2=\pi^2 r^4 h^2 \quad \ [$on squaring both sides $]$
$\Rightarrow S^2=\pi^2 r^2\left(\frac{9 V^2}{\pi^2 r^4}+r^2\right)\ [$from Eq. $(i)]$
$\Rightarrow S^2=\frac{9 V^2}{r^2}+\pi^2 r^4......(ii)$
When $S$ is least, then $S^2$ is also least.
Now, $\frac{d}{d r}\left(S^2\right)=-\frac{18 V^2}{r^3}+4 \pi^2 r^3 \ldots(iii)$
For maxima or minima, put $\frac{d}{d r}\left(S^2\right)=0$
$\Rightarrow \quad-\frac{18 V^2}{r^3}+4 \pi^2 r^3=0$
$\Rightarrow 18 V^2=4 \pi^2 r^6$
$\Rightarrow 9 V^2=2 \pi^2 r^6 \ldots \text { (iv) }$
Again, on differentiating Eq. $(iii)\ \text{w.r.t.r},$ we get
$\frac{d^2}{d r^2}\left(S^2\right)=\frac{54 V^2}{r^4}+12 \pi^2 r^2;0$
$\text { At } r=\left(\frac{9 V^2}{2 \pi^2}\right)^{1 / 6}, \frac{d^2}{d r^2}\left(S^2\right);0$
So, $S ^2$ or $S$ is minimum, when
$V^2=2 \pi^2 r^6 / 9$
On putting $V^2=2 \pi^2 r^6 / 9$ in Eq. $(i)$ we get
$2 \pi^2 r^6=\pi^2 r^4 h^2$
$\Rightarrow 2 r^2=h^2$
$\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{2} r$
$\Rightarrow \frac{h}{r}=\sqrt{2}$
$\Rightarrow \cot \theta=\sqrt{2}$$\left[\right.$ from the figure, $\left.\cot \theta=\frac{h}{r}\right]$
Hence, the semi $-$ vertical angle of the right circular cone of given volume and least cured surface area is $\cot ^{-1} \sqrt{2}$

$\text { Then, } V=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h$
$\Rightarrow 3 V=\pi r^2 h$
$\Rightarrow 9 V^2=\pi^2 r^4 h^2 \quad \ [$on squaring both sides $]$
$\Rightarrow S^2=\pi^2 r^2\left(\frac{9 V^2}{\pi^2 r^4}+r^2\right)\ [$from Eq. $(i)]$
$\Rightarrow S^2=\frac{9 V^2}{r^2}+\pi^2 r^4......(ii)$
When $S$ is least, then $S^2$ is also least.
Now, $\frac{d}{d r}\left(S^2\right)=-\frac{18 V^2}{r^3}+4 \pi^2 r^3 \ldots(iii)$
For maxima or minima, put $\frac{d}{d r}\left(S^2\right)=0$
$\Rightarrow \quad-\frac{18 V^2}{r^3}+4 \pi^2 r^3=0$
$\Rightarrow 18 V^2=4 \pi^2 r^6$
$\Rightarrow 9 V^2=2 \pi^2 r^6 \ldots \text { (iv) }$
Again, on differentiating Eq. $(iii)\ \text{w.r.t.r},$ we get
$\frac{d^2}{d r^2}\left(S^2\right)=\frac{54 V^2}{r^4}+12 \pi^2 r^2;0$
$\text { At } r=\left(\frac{9 V^2}{2 \pi^2}\right)^{1 / 6}, \frac{d^2}{d r^2}\left(S^2\right);0$
So, $S ^2$ or $S$ is minimum, when
$V^2=2 \pi^2 r^6 / 9$
On putting $V^2=2 \pi^2 r^6 / 9$ in Eq. $(i)$ we get
$2 \pi^2 r^6=\pi^2 r^4 h^2$
$\Rightarrow 2 r^2=h^2$
$\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{2} r$
$\Rightarrow \frac{h}{r}=\sqrt{2}$
$\Rightarrow \cot \theta=\sqrt{2}$$\left[\right.$ from the figure, $\left.\cot \theta=\frac{h}{r}\right]$
Hence, the semi $-$ vertical angle of the right circular cone of given volume and least cured surface area is $\cot ^{-1} \sqrt{2}$
