document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=498283>Question 498283</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A standard can of tennis balls holds three balls. Which is more, the height of the can or its distance around?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let R = the radius of the balls<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circumference of the can = 2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of each ball is 2R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of the can is equal to the height of the three stacked balls.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So can height = 3(2R) = 6R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since 2<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > > 6, the distance around is greater than the height. </SPAN>\n" );
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