a certain rectangular crate measures 8 feet by 12 feet by 14 feet . a cylindrical gas tank is to be made for shipment in the crate and will stand upright when the crate is placed on one of its six faces . what should the radius of the tank be if it is to be of the largest possible volume ?
"ans is ` ` b ' ' . for max volume of cylinder ( pi * r ^ 2 * h ) we need to max out r ^ 2 * h . we do n ' t know what the dimensions of the crate refer to . so to maximize the above eqn , radius may be of 9 , 10,12 one of the base area ( 8 x 12 , 14 x 12 or 8 x 14 ) r is maximum for base 14 x 12 and 12 can be maximum value so r = 10 / 2 = 6 a"
sqrt(divide(volume_cylinder(divide(12, const_2), 8), multiply(const_pi, 8)))