Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2009 Paper 1 11 c ii Solution Created 2026-10-18 Updated 2026-10-20
At fixed , the derivative is . It is positive for and negative for . The endpoint volumes are zero. Thus the unique positive-volume global maximum is atIts value is , whereas the cone volume is . HenceThis is the volume case of the optimal cylinder inscribed in a cone.