Problem: Maximum Volume of a Cone


A circular disc of radius R is used to make a Cone by removing a sector with angle ø and then joining the edges where the sector was removed. What is the maximum volume that such a cone can attain? That is, what angle ø for a disc of radius R would you remove to make a cone of maximum volume?

In this illustration the sector of the circular disc is removed and the edges joined to form the cone as shown below where r is the radius of the base of the cone. The circumference of the base of the cone is

 


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