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Homework Statement
Problem 2 b) in the following link
http://www.math.ubc.ca/~haber/courses/math253/Welcome_files/asgn4.pdf"
Homework Equations
V=pi(r1r2)H
SA=?
The Attempt at a Solution
I was thinking I should form two equations V=10=pi(r1r2)h and then an equation for the surface area and then optimize the two. However, the equation for circumference of an ellipse seems to be something of a troublesome thing. Should I pick an equation that I think will be the best? Such as the Hudson equation? I have never heard of the Hudson equation before but I found it here: (http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/geometry/ellipsecirc/)
Thank you for taking the time to look this over!
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