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Q.

A cone is made from a circular sheet of radius 3  by cutting out a sector and giving the cut edges of the remaining piece together. The maximum volume attainable for the cone is

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a

π/3

b

π/6

c

2π/3

d

33π

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

First derivative zero and Verify second derivative

 radius of the sheet will be equal to slant height (1) of cone 

therefore l=3

 Volume of cone V=πr2h3=π3h2h3

 for maximum volume dVdh=0

3π1h23=0h=1  now, d2Vdh2=2h h=1V<0

 Thus, max(V)=2π3

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