We want to make a metallic cylindrical box with lid having a given volume .
Find the relation between its height and the radius of the base that minimize the amount of sheet metal used.
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V = π r 2 h ⟶ h = π r 2 V A r e a ( A ) = 2 π r 2 + 2 π r h = 2 π r 2 + 2 π r π r 2 V = 2 ( π r 2 + r V ) d e r i v i n g A w i t h r e s p e c t t o r A ′ = 2 ( 2 π r − r 2 V ) = 2 ( r 2 2 π r 3 − V ) A ′ = 0 , V = 2 π r 3 a n d V = π r 2 h s o , h = 2 r ( s k e t c h i n g a t a b l e o f v a r i a t i o n o f A w e f i n d t h a t A ′ c h a n g e s s i g n f r o m − v e t o + v e a t t h e p o i n t w h e r e i t i s n u l l )