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(a) Design the optimal conical container (Fig. P16.2) that has a cover and has walls of negligible Continue to post
thickness. The container is to hold 0.5 m3. Design it so that the areas of its top and sides are 20 questions remaining
minimized. (b) Repeat (a) but for a conical container without a cover.

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The area and volume can be computed as

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For this case, the area and volume can be computed as

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