03-01-2013, 09:01 PM
(11-01-2012, 03:42 PM)Guest Wrote: A particular brand of talcum powder is available in two packs, a plastic can with a square base of side 5 cm and of height 14 cm, or one with a circular base of radius 3.5 cm and of height 12 cm. which of them has greater capacity and by how much ?
area of the square = 5*5= 25
volume of the bottle(square)= 350 cubic cm
area of the circle = 1/2 *3.14*3.5*3.5=19.2325
volume of the round bottle = 19.2325*12=231 cubic cm
so the capacity of square bottle will by greater by 119 cu.cm