A lamp is suspended above the centre of a round table of radius r.
The height, h, of the lamp above the table is adjustable.
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Point P is on the edge of the table.
At point P the illumination I is directly proportional to the cosine of angle θ in the above diagram, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance, S, to the lamp.
i.e. I=S2kcosθ, where k is a constant.
Prove that the edge of the table will have maximum illumination when h=2r.
*You do not need to prove that your solution gives the maximum value.*
*You must use calculus and show any derivatives that you need to find when solving this problem.*
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NCEA Level 3 Calculus Differentiation 2021 NZQA Exam - Worked Answers by infinityplusone(starts at 75:34)