Prove that the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is 2r/root 3 Also find the maximum volume.


The radius of cylinder = r


The radius of sphere = R


The height of cylinder = H


Now acc. to the diagram:


r = R cosθ …(1)


…(2)


Now volume of cylinder =




For V to be maximum









…(3)


…(4)


Put (4) in (2),


We get:


And


Maximum Volume of cylinder = πr2 H




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