Date: 2.6 Optimizing Volume & Surface Area MAPAC Geometry Key Concepts BD sguare = 1. Among all rectangular prisms with a given surface area, a_C(¢/2<__ has the maximum volume

w2h Volume: Surface Areat Ve hwh S.A. Abi 12th 24w =A xt xt Unk + 24h + Itt aa ne he nae =f EXAMPLE 1 What dimensions produce a minimum surface area of a rectangular prism with a volume of 1000 cm’? yy Votorat Dens =) 2 e Sia = 34260" 0° he clnensons 1000 = P£= 10 fher ; 3/7900 =~ aie aay ae as i/ 100: iy pen S.A * : ALINE = 10 Ss = G00Cm SUL fErle BLA 6 COern EXAMPLE 2 ‘What dimensions of a rectangular prism will produce a maximum volume if the surface area is 486 cm"? ye aaa ee SA= 64 for Str falt 0a 48 bei? b= 6k" ‘ ,= be 6 Te clinertlorS 9X IKF £2 48h me ° 0 give a max yous) “Of P29 1” Page 1 of 2MAPAC~ Geometry Date: Optimizing with Restrictions ‘There may be constraints on the prism you are optimizing. '* The dimensions may have to be whole numbers or be multiples of a given number. ‘* Sometimes one or more of the sides of the object are missing or bordered by some physical barrier. In these cases, the optimal rectangular prism will not be a cube. You can use diagrams or a table and graph to find the dimensions of the optimal rectangular prism. EXAMPLE 3 Jacob is designing a glass candle holder. It will be a square-based rectangular prism with outer surface area of 225 cm’, and no top. a) Determine the maximum volume ofthe candle holder. p_ as-e y= aass-3? 4 SA=dst 4sh eA ran veal i ea but 70 top Yue 1 | 5b So 225 saa a +dsh 2 | aes | 110.5 225 225 25 225 225 225 225 225 225 } fucon §47 = a vel Height of Surface Area you Cle. [beneti(em) |_ Prism (cm) (cm) __| Ae as | ° 3 6.8 [4-192 225 1 324.78 cm b) What are the dimensions of the candle holder with the maximum volume? Dien sens foal pratcice a rreex yeti Mt KIKGAXY 3 cm Practice: Page 110 #1, 2, 6, 8-11 Page 2 of 2