Find the minimum cost of a can.

Given the unit cost of the top and bottom and lateral side of a can, GeoGebra graphs the cost as a function of the radius length. Students can modify each unit cost and the radius length to see what effect they have on the dimensions of the can of minimum cost.

 

Chris Mizell

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
circular  cost  cylinder  minimize  minimum  right 
Target Group (Age)
19+
Language
English (United States)
 
 
GeoGebra version
4.0
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1333
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