1. The Optimization of a Cylinder

2. Remember: Instead of being asked to find the volume of a shape, the more challenging question focuses on determining the best shape, given a set of restrictions…

3. In any grocery store, you will see dozens of differently shaped cylinders… If there is a single optimized shape, why are they all different?

4. Packaging is an important part of any manufacturing business Excessive packaging wastes material, time, money, and is bad for the environment Our task today, is to Determine the shapes of a cylinder that will hold a set volume, and will minimize the surface area. See the posted worksheet…