Names:____________________,______________________,___________________

Date:_________________

LinkingCans,Cylinders,&RationalEquations

Directions:

Inyourgroups,workonpartsIandIItogether.Youmustcreateaposter
presentationusing
https://tackk.com/education
.Yourposterpresentationmustexplainin
detailyoursolutionsalongwiththeproblemsolvingstrategiesyouused.Answerallquestions
completelyandthoroughly.Youmustshowallmathematicalwork.Youmaydrawpictureson
yourpaperandthentakepicturesofyourdrawingswithyourphonesafteraskingfor
permission.Youwillneedtouploadthesepicturestooneofyourcomputerssothatyoucan
incorporatetheminyourposter.Lookattheattachedrubrictomakesureyouareincludingall
necessaryinformation.
Be creative and have fun!

PartI:
Usethiswebsitetohelpyougenerateaformula.ThiswillalsohelpyouwithPartIB.
http://tube.geogebra.org/student/mDlJuFjJo

TheFolgerscoffeecompanyiscreatingacantomarkettheircoffee.Theyareconcernedwith
GoingGreenintheirproductionaswellasbeingcostefficient.Theyareusingrecycled
aluminumandneedittohold135cubicinchesofcoffeegrounds.Thetopandbottomofthe
canismadewithathickeraluminumthatcost6centspersquareinch,whilethesidesare
manufacturedwithathinnergradethatcosts4centspersquareinch.

A. Determineaformulaforthevolumeofthecanintermsofh,r,and .
Explain
howyou
canusethebasicshapespresentinacylindertoconstructyourformula.

B. Drawa
netdiagram
forthecoffeecan.Determineaformulaforthecostofthecan
baseduponyournetdiagram.Writeaverbalmodeloftheformulaandthenwritea
mathematicalmodel.

Exampleofnetdiagram:

C. Findanequationforthecostofthecoffeecanthatincludesalltherequirements
mentionedinthescenarioatthetopofthepage.Listallofthespecificrequirements
andthenwriteyourequation.Simplifyyourresult.

D. Whatistheminimumcostofthecoffeecan?Whatarethedimensionsofthiscoffee
can?Explainhowyoufoundtheminimumcostanddimensions.Doesyoursolution
makesense,why?

PartII:

Pickacylindricalproductofyourownanddeterminetheproductsradiusandheight.Bring
yourcylindricalproducttoclassinordertodeterminetheappropriatedimensions.Youmust
includeapictureofyourproductinyourposter.
Yourproductmustbeschoolappropriate.
Letsassumethesame3to2costratioforthetop/bottomandsideofyourproductasinPart
I,butletsmakethematerialmuchcheaper(.6centsforatop/bottomand.4centsforthe
side).Investigatehowthedimensionsofyourproductfittheminimumcostmodelyoucreated
inPartI.Obviously,thevolumeofyourcanmaybedifferent,soyourmodelwillneedtobe
adjustedtofitthenewinformation.Inaddition,explainwhytheremaybedifferencesbetween
yourresultsandtheactualproduct.

Becreative.Usepictures,colors,videos,sounds,andanyartformyouwouldlike.Incorporate
allofthisintoyourposterdesignat
https://tackk.com/education
.Youwillneedtohaveone
personcreateanaccountandlinktheiraccounttoedmodotoshareyourposterwiththe
class.Youwillneedtoemailacopyofthepostertomeat
rubenk@mchs154.org
.Intheemail
youmustalsoindicatetheroleseachgroupmemberhadintheproject.

Examples:
FoodCans
PeanutButterJar
Hairspraycanwithcap
PlaydohContainer
Bath&BodyWorksSprayBottlewithCap
AnytoysthatareCylindrical
ACylindricalThermos
AThreadSpool

Be Creative & Have Fun!