Minima/ maxima (statement questions) - Geometry questions
Minima/ maxima (statement questions) - Geometry questions
Last updated at August 25, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 15 Show that height of the cylinder of greatest volume which can be inscribed in a right circular cone of height h and semi vertical angle ฮฑ is one-third that of the cone and the greatest volume of cylinder is 4/27 ๐โ3 tan2 ๐ผGiven Height of cone = h Semi-vertical angle of cone = ๐ถ Let Radius of Cylinder = ๐ Now, Height of cylinder = OOโ = PO โ POโ In โAP๐โ tan ฮฑ = (๐ด๐^โฒ)/(๐๐^โฒ ) tan ฮฑ = ๐ฅ/(๐๐^โฒ ) POโ = ๐ฅ/tanโกฮฑ" " POโ = ๐ cot๐ถ Now Height of cylinder = OOโ = PO โ POโ = h โ ๐ cot ๐ถ We need to maximize volume of cylinder Let V be the volume of cylinder V = ฯ (๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ )^2 (โ๐๐๐โ๐ก) V = ฯ (๐ด^โฒ ๐^โฒ )^2 (๐ ๐โฒ) V = ฯ ๐ฅ^2 (โโ๐ฅ cotโกฮฑ ) V = ๐ ๐๐^๐โ๐ ๐๐๐โก๐ถ ๐^๐ Differentiating w.r.t ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฝ/๐ ๐=๐(๐โ๐ฅ^2 โ ๐ cotโกฮฑ ๐ฅ^3 )/๐๐ฅ ๐๐/๐๐ฅ= ฯ h(๐(๐ฅ)^2)/๐๐ฅโ๐ cotโกใฮฑ.(๐(๐ฅ)^3)/๐๐ฅใ ๐๐/๐๐ฅ= ฯh. 2๐ฅ โ ฯ cot ฮฑ. 3๐ฅ2 ๐๐/๐๐ฅ= 2ฯh๐ฅ โ 3ฯ cot ฮฑ ๐ฅ2 Putting ๐ ๐ฝ/๐ ๐= 0 2ฯ h ๐ฅ โ 3ฯ cot ฮฑ ๐ฅ2 = 0 3ฯ cot ฮฑ ๐ฅ2 = 2ฯ h ๐ฅ ๐ฅ = (2๐โ ๐ฅ)/(3๐ cotโกใ ฮฑ.๐ฅใ ) ๐ = ๐๐/(๐ ๐๐๐โกใ ๐ถใ ) Now finding (๐ ^๐ ๐ฝ)/(๐ ๐^๐ ) (๐^2 ๐)/(๐๐ฅ^2 )= ๐(2๐ โ๐ฅ โ 3๐ ๐๐๐กฮฑ . ใ ๐ฅใ^2 )/๐๐ฅ (๐^2 ๐)/๐๐ฅ= 2ฯh โ 3ฯ cot ฮฑ . 2๐ฅ (๐^2 ๐)/(๐๐ฅ^2 )= 2ฯh โ 6ฯ cot ฮฑ . ๐ฅ Putting value of ๐ฅ = 2โ/(3 ๐๐๐กโกฮฑ ) (๐^2 ๐)/(๐๐ฅ^2 )= 2ฯh โ 6ฯ cot ฮฑ ร 2โ/(3 ๐๐๐กโกฮฑ ) (๐^2 ๐)/(๐๐ฅ^2 )= 2ฯh โ 4ฯh (๐^2 ๐)/(๐๐ฅ^2 )= โ2ฯh Since (๐ ^๐ ๐ฝ)/(๐ ๐^๐ )<๐ for ๐ฅ = 2โ/(3 ๐๐๐กโกฮฑ ) โด Volume is maximum for ๐ฅ = 2โ/(3 ๐๐๐กโกฮฑ ) We need to find Height and Volume For Height Height of cylinder = ๐ โ ๐ cot ๐ถ = โ โ cot ๐ผ ร 2โ/(3 ๐๐๐กโกใ ๐ผใ ) = โ โ 2โ/3 = ๐/๐ Hence, Height of cylinder is one third of cone Finding Maximum Volume V = ฯ ๐ฅ2 (โ โ๐ฅ cotโกฮฑ ) V = ฯ (2โ/(3 cotโกฮฑ ))^2 (โโ2โ/(3 cotโกฮฑ ) รcotโกฮฑ ) V = ฯ ((4โ^2)/(9 ใ cotใ^2โกฮฑ ))(โโ2โ/3) V = ฯ ((4โ^2)/(9 cot^2โกฮฑ ))(โ/3) V = 4/27 ((๐โ^3)/cot^2โกฮฑ ) V = ๐/๐๐ ๐ ๐^๐.ใ๐๐๐ใ^๐โก๐ถ Thus, greatest volume of cylinder is 4/27 ๐โ^3 tan^2โก๐ผ