Year Of Examination: 2025

Subject: Additional Mathematics

Candidate Numbers(s):
Candidate Names(s): Nián Ottley, Zion Reeves, Micah
Clinton, Neo Salina, Saniyah Olton.

Title of Project :
Name of Supervisor:
Table of Contents
 Project Title
Maximizing the volume of a water tank fabricated from a flat rectangular metal
sheet measuring 10m by 6m

Purpose of project
Due to the constant water shortages in the community Mr. Rondel Rodney the
Mayor of the community has hired an engineer to create a metal tank from a steel
sheet measuring 10m by 6m and told him to maximize the volume. The tank will
be used to store water for times at which water in the community is scarce. To do
two methods to find the maximum volumes of two tanks which are a rectangular
tank and a cylindrical tank; He intends to approach both tanks with graphical and a
calculus process to see if which tank design can hold the maximum amount of
water

Mathematical Formulation
 Solution 1#: Rectangular Tank

Diagram #1: Diagram Showing The Length and Width of the Rectangular Sheet
Metal

10m

6m

From each corner of the rectangular sheet, even squares with an area of (x) x (x)
were cut out in order to form a cuboid without a roof when folded.
Diagram #2: Diagram Showing the Area of the Four Squares Cut Out

Xm Xm

Xm
6-2(X)m Xm

Xm Xm

Xm Xm
The problem Solution
10-2(X)m
Diagram #3: Diagram Showing The Net of the Rectangular Tank
 v Xm
Xm
v Xm
Xm

6-2(X)m

VV

Xm Xm Xm Xm

10-2(X)m

Length (l)= (10- 2x)m

Width (w) = (6-2x)m

Height (h) = (x)m

volume(v) is found by the equation (length (l) x width (w) x height(h))m^3

Therefore, the volume of the cuboid can be found by the equation:

v = (10-2x) x (6-2x) x (x)

v = (60 – 20x - 12x + 4x^2) x (x)

v = 60x – 20x^2 – 12x^2 + 4x^3

v = 4x^3 – 32x^2 + 60x

therefore, the volume of the cuboid is (4x^3 – 32x^2 + 60x)m^3

Solution #2 Cylindrical tank

Diagram #1: Diagram Showing the length and width of the rectangular sheet
 13m

7m

The width of the sheet was cut r m and a circle of a diameter of r m was
cut out from the 2m width sheet

Diagram #2:Diagram Showing the net of the cylindrical tank

7 – 2r m
 RM

Assuming it has minimum wastage the total surface area of the cylindrical tank is
equal to circular area add curved surface area

Total Area= Circular Area + Curved surface Area

Volume of a cylinder = M^2 x h

It could be said that in solution 2, the water can be stored for Mr. Rodney’s
community during the water shortage in the cylindrical tank

The problem Solution

[Link] x = 0.2m
Volume, V = 4 x3 −32 x 2 +60 x

V = 4(0.2)3 -32(0.2)^2+60(0.2)
= 4(0.2) 3-32(0.2)^2+60(0.2)
= 10.752m3
2. When x =0.4
Volume= 4(0.4)^3-32(0.4)^2+60(0.4)
= 4(0.4)^3-32(0.4)^2+60(0.4)
=19.136m3
3. When x =0.6
Volume= 4(0.6)^3-32(0.6)^2+60(0.6)
= 4(0.6)^3-32(0.6)^2+60(0.6)
=25.344m3
4. When x=0.8
Volume= 4(0.8)^3-32(0.8)^2+60(0.8)
= 4(0.8)^3-32(0.8)^2+60(0.8)
=29.568m3
5 When x =1.0
Volume= 4(1.0)^3-32(1.0)^2+60(1.0)
= 4(1.0)^3-32(1.0)^2+60(1.0)
=32m3
6. When x =1.2
Volume= 4(1.2)^3-32(1.2)^2+60(1.2)
= 4(1.2)^3-32(1.2)^2+60(1.2)
= 32.832m3
[Link] x = 1.4
Volume= 4(1.4)^3-32(1.4)^2+60(1.4)
 = 4(1.4) 3-32(1.4)^2+60(1.4)
= 32.256m3
8. When x = 1.6
Volume= 4(1.6)^3-32(1.6)^2+60(1.6)
= 4(1.6) 3-32(1.6)^2+60(1.6)
= 30.464m3
9. When x = 1.8
Volume= 4(1.8)^3-32(1.8)^2+60(1.8)
= 4(1.8) 3-32(1.8)^2+60(1.8)
= 27.648m3
10. When x = 2
Volume= 4(2)^3-32(2)^2+60(2)
= 4(2) 3-32(2)^2+60(2)
= 24m3
X values (m) Volume(m3)

0.2 10.752m3

0.4 19.136m3

0.6 25.344m3

0.8 29.568m3

1.0 32m3

1.2 32.832m3

1.4 32.256m3

1.6 30.464m3

1.8 27.648m3

2.0 24m3

Table #1 Table Showing the Volumes of the Graphical Process

Since, X = 1.2 the maximum value is 32.832m3
 Volume Vs X values
35

30

25

Volume 20
(m3)
15

10

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

X values (m)

1.2m

3.6m

7.6m
V = 4x3-32x2+60x
Stationary points = dv/dx = 0
= 12x2-64x+60 = 0
X1 = 4.1, X2 = 1.2
When x = 4.1 sub into equation 12x2-64x+60
Y = 12(4.1) ^2-64(4.1)+60
Y = 201.72-262.4+60
Y = -0.68
Coordinates = (4.1,-0.68)
When x = 1.2 sub into equation 12x^2-64x+60
Y = 12(1.2) ^2-64(1.2)+60
Y = 17.28-76.8+60
Y = 0.48
Coordinates = (1.2,0.48)
Nature of stationary points
At (4.1,-0.68)
D2v/dx^2 = 24x-64
=24(4.1)-64
=34.4
34.4>0 therefore it is a min point
At (1.2,0.48)
D2v/dx2 = 24x-64
=24(1.2)-64
=-35.2
-35.2<0 therefore it is a max point
Area of rectangular sheet
=LxB
= 10x 6
= 60m2
Assuming it is minimum wastage, the total surface area of the cylindrical tank is
60m2
Total area = Circular area + Curved area
27.36m2=πr2+2πrh
60−πr 2
Therefore h¿ 2 πr

Volume of a cylinder = πr2h

2
6 o−π r
Volume of the cylinder = πr2( ¿
2 πr
2 2 4
60 π r −π r
Volume of cylinder =
2 πr
du dv
dy v −u
dx
= dx dx
2
v

U=60 π r 2−π 2 r 4
du
=120πr-4π2r3
dr

V= 2πr
dv
=2π
dr
du dv
v( )−u( )
dv dr dr
dr
= 2
v ¿
¿
2 πr (120 πr−4 π 2 r 3)−(60 πr 2−π 2 r 4)(2 π)
= ( 2 π r )2 ¿
¿
 2 2 3 4 ¿ ¿
240 π r −8 π r −120 π +2 π
= 2 2
4π r ¿
¿
2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4
¿ 120 π r −6 π r 120 π r 6 π r 3 2
= - 2 2 = 30 –
πr
2 2
4π r
2 2
4π r 4π r 2

Find R
3 2
0 = 30 – 2 π r

R = 2.5

Nature of stationary points =

D^2v/Dr^2 = -9/4πr
There for the graph is a maximum point

Application of solution
 Discussion of
findings/Conclusion