For q,C>0, minimize acylinder's volumeV=πR2H over R,H>0 subject to q2/R2+π2/H2=C. Set u=q2/R2 and v=π2/H2. Then u+v=C and V=π2q2/(uv). Minimizing volume is equivalent to maximizing u2(C−u) on 0<u<C. Its unique interior maximum is at u=2C/3, v=C/3, with divergence of volume at both endpoints. Thus the unique global optimum has