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 = #1/3pir^2h#

Let's revolve around x which will make #x# the height of the cone. The radius will be #sqrt(10^2-x^2)#

Substitute these values into the formula for Volume:

#Volume =1/3pi[sqrt(10^2-x^2)]^2*x=1/3pi(100x-x^3)#

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

#y = 1/3pi(100x-x^3)# between x= 0 and x=10, then use your graphing calculator to find the value for x that will maximize the volume :

#x~~5.7735# #[Volume~~403]#

Hope that helped