SOLUTION: Give the dimensions of a rectangular box that have the same volume as the cylindrical can. (cylindrical can is 8 centimeters high and has a radius of 2 centimeters.)
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Question 443911: Give the dimensions of a rectangular box that have the same volume as the cylindrical can. (cylindrical can is 8 centimeters high and has a radius of 2 centimeters.)
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are an infinite number of possibilities. The only thing you can say for sure is:
Let 
, 
, and 
represent the length, width, and height of the rectangular box. Then 
.
One possibility is 
, 
, and 
. But there are an infinite number of other possibilities.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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