Help with Volumes?
What is thel argest and smallest volume of a rectangular prism made from paper 30 cm by 21 cm? It might help to make a chart, I hear.
2007-01-21 04:05:56 · 1 answers · asked by Remy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The smallest volume is obviously zero.
The maximum volume potentially has three different values.
If the paper is able to be cut into pieces and then pasted together then the maximum volume would be a cube with surface area equal to 630 square cm. this would have a volume of almost 1076 cubic cm.
I am not sure what the maximum volume would be if the paper is not allowed to be cut. by that I assume that folding is all that is allowed.
I also am not sure what the maximum volume would be if the paper is allowed to have cuts but that all of the paper used in the rectangular prism is contiguous.
2007-01-21 04:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by anonimous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋