[The volume of a sphere of radius r is , and its surface area is .] The diagram shows a bubble tea cup of capacity . It consists of a cylindrical body of base radius cm and height cm, and a hemispheric cap. Let be the total surface area of the cup.

- (a)
Show that .
- (b)
Given that can vary, find the stationary value of and determine its nature.
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8(a)
1. Formulate an equation for the total volume of the cup.
Volume of cylinder + Volume of hemisphere =
2. Express the height $h$ in terms of $r$.
3. Formulate an expression for the total surface area $S$.
The surface area consists of the circular base, the curved surface of the cylinder, and the curved surface of the hemisphere.
4. Substitute $h$ into the surface area expression and simplify to show the given result.
(Shown)
8(b)
1. Differentiate $S$ with respect to $r$.
2. Set the derivative to zero to find the value of $r$ at the stationary point.
For a stationary value, .
3. Calculate the stationary value of $S$.
Substitute into :
4. Determine the nature of the stationary value using the second derivative test.
When ,
Since , the stationary value is a minimum.
Stationary value is , and it is a minimum.
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