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If V is the volume of a cuboid of dimensions a, b, c and S is its surface area, then prove that
1/V = 2/S(1/a + 1/b + 1/c)

2006-11-24 02:06:47 · 2 answers · asked by Naval Architect 5 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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The volume V=abc
Surfce area S=2(ab+bc+ca)
Therefore,2/S(1/a+1/b+1/c)
=2/2(ab+bc+ca )](ab+bc+ca)/abc
=1/abc=1/V proved

2006-11-24 03:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by alpha 7 · 0 0

2/s(1/a + 1/b + 1/c)= 2/2(ab+bc+ac)(1/a+1/b+1/c)
=(ab+bc+ac)(1/a+1/b+1/c)
=b+a+ab/c+bc/a+c+b+c+ac/b+a)
now just find lcm and u should arrive at the answer

2006-11-24 02:22:25 · answer #2 · answered by anna 2 · 0 0

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