题目
Problem
A regular icosahedron of side length x cm, shown in Figure 1, is expanding uniformly.
The icosahedron consists of 20 congruent equilateral triangular faces of side length x cm.
(a) Show that the surface area, A cm2, of the icosahedron is given by
A=53x2
(2)
Given that the volume, V cm3, of the icosahedron is given by
V=125(3+5)x3
(b) show that
dAdV=83(3+5)x
(3)
The surface area of the icosahedron is increasing at a constant rate of 0.025 cm2s−1
(c) Find the rate of change of the volume of the icosahedron when x=2, giving your answer to 2 significant figures.
(3)
题目中文翻译
图 1 所示为一个边长为 x cm 的正二十面体,它正在均匀地膨胀。
该正二十面体由 20 个全等的正三角形面组成,每个面的边长都是 x cm。
(a) 证明该正二十面体的表面积 A cm2 为
A=53x2
已知该正二十面体的体积 V cm3 为
V=125(3+5)x3
(b) 证明
dAdV=83(3+5)x
该正二十面体的表面积正以恒定速率 0.025 cm2s−1 增加。
(c) 当 x=2 时,求该正二十面体体积的变化率,答案保留 2 位有效数字。
解答
(a)
解法一
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每个面都是边长为 x 的正三角形。先用 21absinC 求一个面的面积,再乘以 20。
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The area of one equilateral triangular face is
21x2sin60∘==21x2(23)43x2.
Since the icosahedron has 20 congruent faces,
A==20(43x2)53x2,
as required.
(b)
解法一
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分别把表面积 A 和体积 V 关于边长 x 求导,再使用 dAdV=dA/dxdV/dx,最后化简根式系数。
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Differentiating with respect to x gives
dxdA=103x
and
dxdV=45(3+5)x2.
Therefore,
dAdV===dA/dxdV/dx103x45(3+5)x283(3+5)x,
as required.
(c)
解法一
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承接 (b),用链式法则 dtdV=dAdVdtdA。代入已知表面积增长率及 x=2,再按要求取两位有效数字。
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The surface area is increasing at the rate
dtdA=0.025 cm2s−1.
Using the result from part (b),
dtdV==dAdVdtdA83(3+5)x(0.025).
When x=2,
dtdV==832(3+5)(0.025)0.01889…
Therefore, to two significant figures,
dtdV=0.019 cm3s−1.