Kahwai's answer to Alvin's Junior College 1 H2 Maths Singapore question.

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Find area

Find volume

Area is base + side

Material is area x thickness

Side is found by cutting the cylinder and becomes a rectangle with width as 2PI()R

Form equation don’t put in number

V = base area x height
Mat = thickness x Area
Area is as indicated

Then differentiate mat against R
Then differentiate mat again against R to show it is minimum as always > 0