[The surface area and volume of a sphere are given by 4πr24\pi r^2 and 43πr3\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3 respectively.] An aquarist who has a fixed budget of $k wants to make a goldfish sanctuary. His design of the tank consists of a circular cover, a cylinder of length LL cm and a hemispherical base of radius rr cm neatly fitted together. The costs of the material per cm2^2 used for the cover, the cylindrical surface and hemispherical base are $20, $10 and $30 respectively. Assume that the tank is made of material with negligible thickness.

  1. (a)

    Show that the volume of the tank is VV cm3^3, where V=k20r−103πr3V = \dfrac{k}{20}r - \dfrac{10}{3}\pi r^3.

  2. (b)

    As rr varies, find the cost of the material used to make the hemispherical base in terms of kk when VV is at its maximum value. You need to show that VV is a maximum.

  3. (c)

    The aquarist has fixed the radius of the cylinder to be 1515 cm. Initially, there is some water in the hemispherical part of the tank. However, due to a defect in the tank, water is leaking at a constant rate of 2020 cm3^3 per minute. The depth of the water at the hemispherical bottom is denoted by hh cm, and the radius of the water surface is xx cm. The volume of water in the hemispherical bottom is given by W=πh(3x2+h2)6.W = \dfrac{\pi h\left(3x^2 + h^2\right)}{6}.

    1. (i)

      By formulating a relationship between xx and hh, find, when h=3h = 3, the rate of change of the depth of water.

    2. (ii)

      By formulating a relationship between xx and hh, find, when h=3h = 3, the rate of change of the radius of the water surface.

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11(a)

1. Express the total material cost in terms of $r$ and $L$ and equate it to $k$.

Calculate the cost of each part of the tank using the given cost rates and surface area formulas:
Cost of circular cover =20×(πr2)=20πr2= 20 \times (\pi r^2) = 20\pi r^2
Cost of cylindrical surface =10×(2πrL)=20πrL= 10 \times (2\pi r L) = 20\pi r L
Cost of hemispherical base =30×(12×4πr2)=60πr2= 30 \times \left(\frac{1}{2} \times 4\pi r^2\right) = 60\pi r^2

Total cost of material =20πr2+20πrL+60πr2=80πr2+20πrL= 20\pi r^2 + 20\pi r L + 60\pi r^2 = 80\pi r^2 + 20\pi r L

Given the fixed budget is $k\char36{}k:
80πr2+20πrL=k80\pi r^2 + 20\pi r L = k

2. Make $L$ the subject of the equation.

20πrL=k−80πr220\pi r L = k - 80\pi r^2
L=k−80πr220πrL = \frac{k - 80\pi r^2}{20\pi r}
L=k20πr−80πr220πrL = \frac{k}{20\pi r} - \frac{80\pi r^2}{20\pi r}
L=k20πr−4rL = \frac{k}{20\pi r} - 4r

3. Set up the equation for the total volume and substitute $L$ to show the target expression.

Total volume VV is the sum of the volume of the cylinder and the hemisphere:
V=πr2L+23πr3V = \pi r^2 L + \frac{2}{3}\pi r^3

Substitute L=k20πr−4rL = \frac{k}{20\pi r} - 4r into the volume equation:
V=πr2(k20πr−4r)+23πr3V = \pi r^2 \left( \frac{k}{20\pi r} - 4r \right) + \frac{2}{3}\pi r^3
V=k20r−4πr3+23πr3V = \frac{k}{20}r - 4\pi r^3 + \frac{2}{3}\pi r^3
V=k20r−103πr3(Shown)V = \frac{k}{20}r - \frac{10}{3}\pi r^3 \quad \text{(Shown)}

Answer

V=k20r−103πr3V = \dfrac{k}{20}r - \dfrac{10}{3}\pi r^3 (Shown)

11(b)

1. Find the first derivative of $V$ with respect to $r$.

dVdr=k20−103π(3r2)=k20−10πr2\frac{\mathrm{d}V}{\mathrm{d}r} = \frac{k}{20} - \frac{10}{3}\pi (3r^2) = \frac{k}{20} - 10\pi r^2

2. Equate the first derivative to zero to find the stationary value of $r^2$.

k20−10πr2=0\frac{k}{20} - 10\pi r^2 = 0
10πr2=k2010\pi r^2 = \frac{k}{20}
r2=k200πr^2 = \frac{k}{200\pi}

3. Use the second derivative to verify that this value of $r$ gives a maximum volume.

d2Vdr2=−20πr\frac{\mathrm{d}^2V}{\mathrm{d}r^2} = -20\pi r
Since the radius r>0r > 0, we have d2Vdr2<0\frac{\mathrm{d}^2V}{\mathrm{d}r^2} < 0.
Therefore, VV is at a maximum.

4. Formulate the cost of the hemispherical base and evaluate it using the stationary value of $r^2$.

The surface area of the hemispherical base is 12×4πr2=2πr2\frac{1}{2} \times 4\pi r^2 = 2\pi r^2.

Cost=$30×2πr2=60πr2\text{Cost} = \$30 \times 2\pi r^2 = 60\pi r^2
Substitute r2=k200πr^2 = \frac{k}{200\pi} into the cost equation:
Cost=60π(k200π)=60200k=310k\text{Cost} = 60\pi \left(\frac{k}{200\pi}\right) = \frac{60}{200}k = \frac{3}{10}k

Answer

$\frac{3}{10}k

11(c)(i)

1. Formulate a relationship between the radius of the water surface $x$ and the depth $h$.

Let OO be the centre of the hemispherical base. Since the radius of the cylinder is 15 cm15\text{ cm}, the radius of the hemisphere is also 15 cm15\text{ cm}.

The vertical distance from OO to the water surface is 15−h15 - h.
By Pythagoras' theorem on the vertical cross-section:
x2+(15−h)2=152x^2 + (15 - h)^2 = 15^2
x2+225−30h+h2=225x^2 + 225 - 30h + h^2 = 225
x2=30h−h2x^2 = 30h - h^2

2. Express the volume of the water $W$ solely in terms of $h$.

Substitute x2=30h−h2x^2 = 30h - h^2 into the given volume formula W=πh(3x2+h2)6W = \frac{\pi h(3x^2 + h^2)}{6}:
W=πh(3(30h−h2)+h2)6W = \frac{\pi h(3(30h - h^2) + h^2)}{6}
W=πh(90h−3h2+h2)6W = \frac{\pi h(90h - 3h^2 + h^2)}{6}
W=πh(90h−2h2)6W = \frac{\pi h(90h - 2h^2)}{6}
W=π(15h2−13h3)W = \pi\left(15h^2 - \frac{1}{3}h^3\right)

3. Differentiate $W$ with respect to $h$ and evaluate at $h=3$.

dWdh=π(30h−h2)\frac{dW}{dh} = \pi\left(30h - h^2\right)
When h=3h = 3:
dWdh=π(30(3)−32)=π(90−9)=81π\frac{dW}{dh} = \pi(30(3) - 3^2) = \pi(90 - 9) = 81\pi

4. Use the chain rule to find the rate of change of depth $\frac{dh}{dt}$.

Since water is leaking, the rate of change of volume is dWdt=−20 cm3/min\frac{dW}{dt} = -20\text{ cm}^3/\text{min}.
Using the chain rule:
dWdt=dWdh×dhdt\frac{dW}{dt} = \frac{dW}{dh} \times \frac{dh}{dt}
−20=81π×dhdt-20 = 81\pi \times \frac{dh}{dt}
dhdt=−2081π≈−0.0786 cm/min\frac{dh}{dt} = -\frac{20}{81\pi} \approx -0.0786\text{ cm/min}

Answer

−2081π-\frac{20}{81\pi} (or ≈−0.0786\approx -0.0786) cm/min\text{cm/min}

11(c)(ii)

1. Formulate the relationship between $x$ and $h$ using Pythagoras' theorem on the hemispherical base.

From the cross-section of the hemisphere (radius r=15r = 15 cm), the distance from the centre to the water surface is (15−h)(15 - h) cm.
Using Pythagoras' theorem on the right-angled triangle formed by the radius, the water surface, and the vertical axis:
x2+(15−h)2=152x^2 + (15 - h)^2 = 15^2
x2+225−30h+h2=225x^2 + 225 - 30h + h^2 = 225
x2=30h−h2x^2 = 30h - h^2

2. Express the water volume $W$ in terms of $h$ and compute the rate of change of depth $\frac{dh}{dt}$ at $h=3$ (as determined in the preceding part c(i)).

Substitute x2=30h−h2x^2 = 30h - h^2 into the volume formula:
W=πh(3(30h−h2)+h2)6=πh(90h−2h2)6=π(15h2−13h3)W = \frac{\pi h(3(30h - h^2) + h^2)}{6} = \frac{\pi h(90h - 2h^2)}{6} = \pi\left(15h^2 - \frac{1}{3}h^3\right)
Differentiating with respect to tt:
dWdt=π(30h−h2)dhdt\frac{dW}{dt} = \pi(30h - h^2)\frac{dh}{dt}
Given dWdt=−20\frac{dW}{dt} = -20 (since water is leaking), substitute h=3h = 3:
−20=π(30(3)−32)dhdt-20 = \pi(30(3) - 3^2)\frac{dh}{dt}
−20=81πdhdt  ⟹  dhdt=−2081π-20 = 81\pi \frac{dh}{dt} \implies \frac{dh}{dt} = -\frac{20}{81\pi}

3. Differentiate the geometric relationship with respect to time $t$ to link $\frac{dx}{dt}$ and $\frac{dh}{dt}$.

Differentiating x2=30h−h2x^2 = 30h - h^2 implicitly with respect to tt:
2xdxdt=(30−2h)dhdt2x \frac{dx}{dt} = (30 - 2h)\frac{dh}{dt}

4. Substitute $h=3$ and the known rates to evaluate the rate of change of the radius $x$.

When h=3h = 3:
x2=30(3)−32=81  ⟹  x=9x^2 = 30(3) - 3^2 = 81 \implies x = 9 (since x>0x > 0)

Substitute x=9x = 9 and dhdt=−2081π\frac{dh}{dt} = -\frac{20}{81\pi} into the differentiated equation:
2(9)dxdt=(30−2(3))(−2081π)2(9) \frac{dx}{dt} = (30 - 2(3))\left(-\frac{20}{81\pi}\right)
18dxdt=24(−2081π)=−48081π18 \frac{dx}{dt} = 24\left(-\frac{20}{81\pi}\right) = -\frac{480}{81\pi}
dxdt=−48018×81π=−80243π\frac{dx}{dt} = -\frac{480}{18 \times 81\pi} = -\frac{80}{243\pi}

Answer

−80243π cm/min-\frac{80}{243\pi} \text{ cm/min} (or −0.105 cm/min-0.105 \text{ cm/min} to 3 s.f.)

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