解:(2)由题意得,$s_1=\sqrt{h^{2}+\left(\dfrac{2\pi r}{2}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{h^{2}+\pi^{2}r^{2}},$$s_2=h + 2r,$当$h^{2}+\pi^{2}r^{2}=(h + 2r)^{2}$时,$s_1 = s_2。$
展开等式右边:
$\begin{aligned}h^{2}+\pi^{2}r^{2}&=h^{2}+4hr + 4r^{2}\\\pi^{2}r^{2}-4r^{2}&=4hr\\r^{2}(\pi^{2}-4)&=4hr\\h&=\frac{\pi^{2}r - 4r}{4}\end{aligned}$
所以当$h=\frac{\pi^{2}r - 4r}{4}$时,$s_1 = s_2。$
(3)由题意得,当$h>\frac{\pi^{2}r - 4r}{4}$时,$s_1<s_2,$此时选择路线1路程最短;当$h<\frac{\pi^{2}r - 4r}{4}$时,$s_1>s_2,$此时选择路线2路程最短。