Assignment 1

Group members:
Ho Wei Zhang (206083)
Adellinne Natasya Binti Rosdi (207221)
Hanis Farahin Binti Johari (206559)
Darren Goh Chia Jun (206348)
 Engineering Problem:
How to minimize the cost of making a hot water tank with the given
capacity of the tank is 0.15m³?

 To minimize the cost, we need to find radius and height of the tank
that minimizes the surface area.
 When the surface area is minimized, less metal will be used to make
the hot water tank.
 Therefore, the lesser cost needed.
The tank is a combination of
semisphere and cylinder, Hot water tank:
therefore-
Area formula

2
𝐴 ( 𝑟 )=2 𝜋 𝑟h +3 𝜋𝑟
rm

hm
Volume formula

2
𝑉 ( 𝑟 )=𝜋 𝑟 h+ 𝜋 𝑟 3
2
3
2r m
 1. Find equation for h
Volume of hot water tank (V = h + );

0.15 =h +

h = 0.15

h =-

h = -
 2. Find formula of surface area in terms of r
Surface area of hot water tank (A(x) = h + 3);

A(h) = h + 3

A-= +3

= +3

= +
 From the equation that we obtained,
we can estimate the minimum value of
r and h that minimize the surface area
of the tank.
 1. Derive the equation of the surface area
A-= +

= +

A’ - = -0.3 +

= +
 2. Set the derivative equation = 0, then solve r
+=0

+ = (0)

-0.3 + = 0

= 0.0286

r = 0.31m
Radius that minimizes
surface area
 3. Find h when r = 0.31m

h= -

= -

= 0.29m
Height that minimizes
surface area
Thank you.