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Am I reading correctly that you would like us to do your homework for you?
I can give you a hint.
On the first one- Minimizing the surface area of a container for a given volume means getting it as close to spherical as possible.
The second- The key to solving it is that the diagonal of the square garden will be the diameter of the circle. Find the dimensions of the garden. It's simple trig from there out.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . Help needed from those who are good in math I need some help with 2 math problems from my math class. I used to be good in math, and still am, in some areas, like probability, which I can use in poker, but not so much in other areas, like geometry. I have until Tuesday to turn these in, so if anyone can help, and explain, it would be greatly appreciated. 1. A steel drum in the shape of a right circular cylinder is required to have a volume of 100 cubic feet. a) express the amount of material needed to make the cylinder as a Rating: 5