Y by samrocksnature
The company produces sets of
tennis balls in two types of packaging: a long cylinder with a thickness of
ball and a flat cylinder with a height of
ball, as shown in the picture. The balls touch each other and the walls so that they do not dangle. The empty space is filled with plastic chips.
a) In filling a package - the long or flat, - requires more chips?
b) How many grams of crumb does it take to fill a flat pack if it takes
grams to fill a long one ?
To solve (b), you will need an interesting fact, which Archimedes already knew: the ball occupies exactly
of the volume the cylinder in which it is inscribed (the ball touches the walls, bottom and cover of the cylinder).




a) In filling a package - the long or flat, - requires more chips?
b) How many grams of crumb does it take to fill a flat pack if it takes

To solve (b), you will need an interesting fact, which Archimedes already knew: the ball occupies exactly


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