Example 32
Find the dimension of the cylinder of the greatest volume that
can be made from a wooden cone of height 12 inch and base radius
5 inch.
Solution
Let the height and radius of the base of the desired
cylinder be 'h' and 'r' respectively, and let 2q
be the vertical angle of cone of given height 12 inch and base radius
5 inch (see fig)
Then we have tan q =
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