Question #f9702

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Oct 11, 2015

Tom - draw a sketch of the problem and label the lengths of the sides, then use the formula for the volume of a cone.

Explanation:

Here is a sketch of the triangle:

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Volume Cone = 13πr2h

Let's revolve around x which will make x the height of the cone. The radius will be 102x2

Substitute these values into the formula for Volume:

Volume=13π[102x2]2x=13π(100xx3)

Since this course does not use calculus yet, graph the function:

y=13π(100xx3) between x= 0 and x=10, then use your graphing calculator to find the value for x that will maximize the volume :

x5.7735 [Volume403]

Hope that helped