QUESTION 2

As a party planner, you plan something special that will keep every party that you organized
unique and original. For the next party, you plan to give a cake contains 30 cherries shaped
like a sphere with a diameter of 1cm as a souvenir. You are designing a cake in the shape of a
tetrahedron 3x + 3y + 3z = 18. How much mixture of the cake should be prepared if 550
guests will attend the party?
[Hint: First, consider the case where the cherry is submerged then the case where it is totally
submerged]

Methodology

The equation 3x + 3y + 3z = 18 can be written in the form of:

(Linear form)
3x + 3y + 3z = 18
3x 3y 3z
18
+
18
+
18
=1

1 1 1
x + y+ z=1
6 6 6

z=– x – y +6
z = (6 – x – y)

By setting z = 0, we get or m = y2 – y1

6–x–y=0 x2 – x1
or m = 0--6
∴ y=6–x 6-0

m = -1
(0,6) ; 6 = - x (0) + c , c = 6

From here, we get m = –1 and c = 6

Hence, the region of integration in the xy-plane is bounded by the straight-line y = 6 − x as
shown in figure below

To get the mixture of the cake which contains 30 cherries shaped like sphere with diameter of
1cm, the volume of the whole tetrahedron (cake) should be subtracted with the volume of
sphere (cherries).

Noted that since there are 30 cherries for shaped like sphere, so the volume of sphere needs to
be multiplied with 30.

Then, the [volume of tetrahedron – 30 (volume of sphere)] is calculated for 550 guests.
Results

1. Volume of tetrahedron (cake), U

 V=∭ dV
U

V =∭ dV

6 (6−x) (6−x− y)

V=∫ ∫ ∫ dz dy dx
0 0 0

6 6 −x
6− x− y
= ∫ ∫ [ z ] z=0 dy dx
0 0

6 6 −x

= ∫ ∫ ( 6−x− y ) dy dx
0 0

6
y 2 6−x
=∫ [6 y−xy−¿ ] dx ¿
0 2 y=0
6
(6−x)2
=∫ [6 ( 6−x )−x (6−x)−¿ ]dx ¿
0 2

6
x 2−12 x +36
= ∫ [36 x −6 x−6 x+ x 2−¿ ]dx ¿
0 2

6
1
=2 ∫ ( 36−12 x+ x 2 ) dx
0

6
1 12 x 2 x3
[
= 2 36 x−
2
+
3 ] x=0

1 12(6)2 63
=
2 [
36(6)−
2
+
3 ]
1
=
2
[216 – 216 + 72]

= 36 unit3

2. Volume of sphere x 30 cherries (given diameter 1cm)

 4
V = πr 3
3

4
V = πr 3
3
4
= × π ×( 0.5)3
3

= 0.523 unit3

30 cherries = 0.523 x 30
= 15.701 unit3

3. Volume for 550 guests

550 guests

Volume tetrahedron (cake) = 36 unit3

Volume of sphere (30 cherries) = 15.707 unit3

Volume mixture of cake = 36 unit3 – 15.701 unit3

= 20.29 unit3

Volume mixture of cake for 550 guests = 20.29 unit3 x 550 guests
= 11 159.5 unit3