ADD MATHS PROJECT 2/2011

Name: Aisha Binti Mohammad Zainal I.C NO:941124-91-5048 Index No: WL501D033 Class and Set: 5M/C Set 2 Teachers Name: Ms.Leong Schools Name: Wesley Methodist School, Kuala Lumpur

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Introduction

Cakes come in a variety of forms and flavours and are among favourite desserts served during special occasions such as birthday parties, Hari Raya, weddings and etc. Cakes are treasured not only because of their wonderful taste but also in the art of cake baking and cake decorating. There are a lot of things around us related to circles or parts of a circle. The common distance of the points of a circle from its center is called its radius. Circles are simple closed curves which divide the plane into two regions, an interior and an exterior. Circles had been used in daily lives to help people in their living from the wheel to cooking utensils. My objective in doing this project is to learn how additional mathematics can be used in my daily life. Every knowledge is usable; its just that most students do not know how to apply this knowledge. Information learnt in class may not be exactly the same in the real world but by doing projects such as these, I am able to apply the education I have learnt in class to daily life tasks such as baking. With each project that I have completed, moral values are always learnt. By doing this project, I have learnt how to think more openly in applying what I have learnt in class to daily tasks. Now, I can also apply chapters such as Quadratic Equations in life, not just skills on how to count money and finding the length of an item. This project had also made me work more efficiently. Moral values are an integrated central to our lives that we can never avoid.

Question Part I Cakes come in a variety of forms and flavours and are among favourite desserts served during special occasions such as birthday parties, Hari Raya, weddings and etc. Cakes are treasured not only because of their wonderful taste but also in the art of cake baking and cake decorating. Find out how mathematics is used in cake baking and cake decorating and write about your findings. Answer: Geometry is used to determine suitable dimensions for the cake, to assist in designing and decorating cakes that comes in many attractive shapes and designs, to estimate volume of cake to be produced Calculus is used to determine the minimum or maximum amount of ingredients for cake baking, to estimate minimum or maximum amount of cream needed for decorating and to estimate minimum or maximum size of cake produced.

Progressions is used to determine total weight and volume of multi-storey cakes with proportional dimensions, to estimate total ingredients needed for cake-baking and to estimate the total amount of cream needed for decoration.

Part II Best Bakery shop received an order from your school to bake a 5 kg of round cake as shown in Diagram 1 for the Teachers Day celebration.

If a kilogram of cake has a volume of 3800 , and the height of the cake is to be 7.0cm, calculate the diameter of the baking tray to be used to fit the 5 kg cake ordered by your school. [Use = 3.142]

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Volume of 5kg cake = Base area of cake x Height of cake 3800 x 5 = (3.142)( ) x 7 (3.142) = ( ) 863.872 = ( ) = 29.392 d = 58.784 cm 2) The cake will be baked in an oven with inner dimensions of 80.0 cm in length, 60.0 cm in width and 45.0 cm in height. a) If the volume of cake remains the same, explore by using different values of heights,h cm, and the corresponding values of diameters of the baking tray to be used,d cm. Tabulate your answers Answer: First, form the formula for d in terms of h by using the above formula for volume of cake, V = 19000, that is: 19000 = (3.142)(d/2)h = = d d=

Height,h (cm) 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0

Diameter,d(cm) 155.53 109.98 89.80 77.77 68.56 63.49 58.78 54.99 51.84 49.18

(b) Based on the values in your table, (i) state the range of heights that is NOT suitable for the cakes and explain your answers. Answer: h < 7cm is NOT suitable, because the resulting diameter produced is too large to fit into the oven. Furthermore, the cake would be too short and too wide, making it less attractive.

(ii) Suggest the dimensions that you think most suitable for the cake. Give reasons for your answer. Answer: h = 8cm, d = 54.99cm, because it can fit into the oven, and the size is suitable for easy handling.

(c) (i) Form an equation to represent the linear relation between h and d. Hence, plot a suitable graph based on the equation that you have formed. [You may draw your graph with the aid of computer software.] Answer: 19000 = (3.142)( )h 19000/(3.142)h = = d d= d= lg d = lg d = Lg h Lg d lg h + log 155.53 0 2.19 1 1.69 2 1.19 3 0.69 4 0.19

(ii) (a) If Best Bakery received an order to bake a cake where the height of the cake is 10.5 cm, use your graph to determine the diameter of the round cake pan required. Answer: h = 10.5cm, lg h = 1.021, lg d = 1.680, d = 47.86cm (b) If Best Bakery used a 42 cm diameter round cake tray, use your graph to estimate the height of the cake obtained. Answer: d = 42cm, lg d = 1.623, lg h = 1.140, h = 13.80cm

3) Best Bakery has been requested to decorate the cake with fresh cream. The thickness of the cream is normally set to a uniform layer of about 1cm. (a) Estimate the amount of fresh cream required to decorate the cake using the dimensions that you have suggested in 2(b) (ii). Answer: h = 8cm, d = 54.99cm Amount of fresh cream = VOLUME of fresh cream needed (area x height) Amount of fresh cream = Vol. of cream at the top surface + Vol. of cream at the side surface Vol. of cream at the top surface = Area of top surface x Height of cream = (3.142) ( = 2375 cm Vol. of cream at the side surface = Area of side surface x Height of cream = (Circumference of cake x Height of cake) x Height of cream = 2(3.142)(54.99/2)(8) x 1 = 1382.23 cm Therefore, amount of fresh cream = 2375 + 1382.23 = 3757.23 cm )x1

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(b) Suggest three other shapes for cake,that will have the same height and volume as those suggested in 2(b) (ii). Estimate the amount of fresh cream to be used on each of the cakes.

Answer: 1 Rectangle-shaped base (cuboid)

19000 = base area x height base area = length x width = 2375 By trial and improvement, 2375 = 50 x 47.5 (length = 50, width = 47.5, height = 8) Therefore, volume of cream = 2(Area of left/right side surface)(Height of cream) + 2(Area of front/back side surface)(Height of cream) + Vol. of top surface = 2(8 x 50)(1) + 2(8 x 47.5)(1) + 2375 = 3935 cm

2 Triangle-shaped base

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19000 = base area x height base area = 2375 x length x width = 2375 length x width = 4750 By trial and improvement, 4750 = 95 x 50 (length = 95, width = 50) Slant length of triangle = (95 + 25)= 98.23 Therefore, amount of cream = Area of rectangular front side surface(Height of cream) + 2(Area of slant rectangular left/right side surface)(Height of cream) + Vol. of top surface = (50 x 8)(1) + 2(98.23 x 8)(1) + 2375 = 4346.68 cm

3 Pentagon-shaped base

19000 = base area x height base area = 2375 = area of 5 similar isosceles triangles in a pentagon Therefore: 2375 = 5(length x width) 475 = length x width By trial and improvement, 475 = 25 x 19 (length = 25, width = 19) Therefore, amount of cream = 5(area of one rectangular side surface)(height of cream) + vol. of top surface = 5(8 x 19) + 2375 = 3135 cm (c) Based on the values that you have found which shape requires the least amount of fresh cream to be used? Answer:
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The shape that requires the least amount of fresh cream to be used is the pentagonshaped cake, since it requires only 3135 cm of cream to be used.

Part III Find the dimension of a 5 kg round cake that requires the minimum amount of fresh cream to decorate. Use at least two different methods including Calculus. State whether you would choose to bake a cake of such dimensions. Give reasons for your answers. Answer: Method 1: Differentiation Use two equations for this method: the formula for volume of cake (as in Q2/a), and the formula for amount (volume) of cream to be used for the round cake (as in Q3/a). 19000 = (3.142)rh (1) V = (3.142)r + 2(3.142)rh (2) From (1): h = (3) Sub. (3) into (2): V = (3.142)r + 2(3.142)r( V = (3.142)r + ( ) V = (3.142)r + 38000r-1 ( ) = 2(3.142)r ( 0 = 2(3.142)r ( = 2(3.142)r = r 6047.104 = r r = 18.22 Sub. r = 18.22 into (3): h= h = 18.22 Therefore, h = 18.22cm, d = 2r = 2(18.22) = 36.44cm ) ) -->> minimum value, therefore =0 )

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Method 2: Quadratic Functions Use the two same equations as in Method 1, but only the formula for amount of cream is the main equation used as the quadratic function. Let f(r) = volume of cream, r = radius of round cake: 19000 = (3.142)rh (1) f(r) = (3.142)r + 2(3.142)hr (2) From (2): f(r) = (3.142)(r + 2hr) -->> factorize (3.142) = (3.142)[ (r + ) ( ) ] -->> completing square, with a = (3.142), b = 2h and c = 0 = (3.142)[ (r + h) h ] = (3.142)(r + h) (3.142)h (a = (3.142) (positive indicates min. value), min. value = f(r) = (3.142)h, corresponding value of x = r = --h) Sub. r = --h into (1): 19000 = (3.142)(--h)h h = 6047.104 h = 18.22 Sub. h = 18.22 into (1): 19000 = (3.142)r(18.22) r = 331.894 r = 18.22 Therefore, h = 18.22 cm, d = 2r = 2(18.22) = 36.44 cm I would choose not to bake a cake with such dimensions because its dimensions are not suitable (the height is too high) and therefore less attractive. Furthermore, such cakes are difficult to handle easily.

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FURTHER EXPLORATION

Best Bakery received an order to bake a multi-storey cake for Merdeka Day celebration, as shown in Diagram 2.

. Diagram 2 The height of each cake is 6.0 cm and the radius of the largest cake is 31.0 cm. The radius of the second cake is 10% less than the radius of the first cake, the radius of the third cake is10% less than the radius of the second cake and so on.(a) Find the volume of the first, the second, the third and the fourth cakes. By comparing all these values, determine whether the volumes of the cakes form a number pattern? Explain and elaborate on the number patterns. Answer: height, h of each cake = 6cm radius of largest cake = 31cm radius of 2nd cake = 10% smaller than 1st cake radius of 3rd cake = 10% smaller than 2nd cake 31, 27.9, 25.11, 22.599
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a = 31, r = V = (3.142)rh Radius of 1st cake = 31, volume of 1st cake = (3.142)(31)(6) = 18116.772 Radius of 2nd cake = 27.9, vol. of 2nd cake = 14674.585 Radius of 3rd cake = 25.11, vol. of 3rd cake = 11886.414 Radius of 4th cake = 22.599, vol. of 4th cake = 9627.995 18116.772, 14674.585, 11886.414, 9627.995, a = 18116.772, ratio, r = T2/T1 = T3 /T2 = = 0.81

(b) If the total mass of all the cakes should not exceed 15 kg, calculate the maximum number of cakes that the bakery needs to bake. Verify your answer using other methods. Answer: Sn = Sn = 57000, a = 18116.772 and r = 0.81 57000 =

1 0.81n = 0.59779 0.40221 = 0.81n og0.81 0.40221 = n n=

n = 4.322 Therefore, n = 4

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Conclusion

Cakes come in a variety of forms such as circle or square and flavours such as butter and chocolate. This makes it among the favourite desserts served during special occasions such as birthday parties, Hari Raya, and weddings. Cakes are treasured not only because of their wonderful taste but also in the art of cake baking and cake decorating. There are many different ways to decorate a cake from the use of whipped cream to marzipan. These different ways to decorate a cake makes each cake unique. As I was conducting this project, I had noticed that quadratic functions can be applied closely into our daily lives. There is a variety of cake shapes and structures. By applying our knowledge in Additional Mathematics, such as quadratic functions, we are able to identify the total surface area of a cake. As a result, we are able to know the cost of a specific shaped cake. After learning the concept of quadratic functions, we are able to apply it in our life. In order to meet the cost of a students limited budget, we become capable on deciding which shape or design of a cake is favorable and reasonable to the event and budget.

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Reflection.

While you were conducting the project, what have you learnt? What moral values did you practice? Represent your opinions or feelings creatively through usage of symbols, illustrations, drawing or even in a song.

Whilst conducting this project, I managed to learn a lot from the information that I gathered. Among them is that I have gained a lot of knowledge on how to make a cake on a budget and how additional mathematics can be used in daily life. Other than that, this project has encouraged me to work together and share ideas with my fellow classmates. It has also encouraged me to gather information from the internet, hence, improving thinking skills whilst promoting effective mathematical communication. I also had to apply mathematics to everyday situations and appreciate the importance and the beauty of mathematics in everyday lives. Finally, I propose this project should be continued to the following generation as it is very beneficial. It can improve our problem-solving skills, thinking skills, reasoning and mathematical communication. It has provided me with a wide variety of moral values that I will never forget. It is also able to test a students understanding in the subject Additional Mathematics.

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