Finding the Cheapest Cylinder with Extreme Values: Help Needed!

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In summary, the conversation discusses a problem involving constructing a cylinder with the cheapest cost for the bottom and side parts. The conversation includes various mathematical calculations to determine the optimal radius and height of the cylinder. Ultimately, the conversation concludes with a request for assistance with the final calculations.
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I've got kind of stuck with a problem that includes a cylinder.

First off, we know that the cylinder has a Volume of 100 litre ( V = 100 dm^3 )

but it get's abit of tricky since you are constructing this cylinder and you are trying to make the cheapest cylinder when the bottom parts of the cylinder costs 10€ / dm^2 and the side parts cost 5€ / dm^2.

HERE BEGINS MY "WORK"/GUESSING:

I've come to the conclusion that:

V = pi*r^2*h

so: pi*r^2*h = 100
also this makes: h = 100/ ( pi*r^2 )

so I figured I'd take:

10€ * pi*r^2 + 2*pi*r*h*5€

wich becomes:

10€ * pi*r^2 + 2*pi*r*100/ (pi*r^2) *5€

10€ * pi*r^2 + 2*100/r *5€

then take the derivate of that:

2*10€ * pi*r - r*1000/r^2

wich becomes:

2*10€ * pi*r - 1000/r

then you make then = 0 or just directly:

2*10€ * pi*r = 1000/r

then we try to make out what r is so we mix them around abit:

20 * pi * r = 1000/r

r^2 = 1000/(20*pi)

r = root(1000/(20*pi))

wich gives:

r = 3.989422...

wich it shouldn't, the real answer to r at this point should be something 2.52

and here is where I'm stuck, any help is appreciated :)
 
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It should be [tex] \sqrt[3]{\frac{1000}{20\pi}} [/tex]
10€ * pi*r^2 + 2*100/r *5€

The derivative of this is [tex] 20\pi r -\frac{1000}{r^{2}} [/tex] not

[tex] 20\pi r - \frac{1000r}{r^{2}} [/tex]
 
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courtrigrad said:
It should be [tex] \sqrt[3]{\frac{1000}{20\pi}} [/tex]




The derivative of this is [tex] 20\pi r -\frac{1000}{r^{2}} [/tex] not

[tex] 20\pi r - \frac{1000r}{r^{2}} [/tex]

ohh... thanks a lot ^.^
 

FAQ: Finding the Cheapest Cylinder with Extreme Values: Help Needed!

What are extreme values of a cylinder?

The extreme values of a cylinder refer to the maximum and minimum values of its dimensions, such as height, radius, and volume.

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