document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=753530>Question 753530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help my daughter with a school project we must design a container for an egg drop but I can't get started without some basic dimension help. Container must have a volume less than 1000cm3 with no side larger than 25cm can u please help me with the dimensions of a box which if I figure right for cube I believe is 10cmx10cmx10cm ( I think) I was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "also wondering if I use a cylandrical container such as a can what would the dimensions be. I would be ever so grateful for help. I am 53 and its been years since I had to tackle these formulas.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #458438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=458438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As you figured, cube-shaped box 10cm X 10cm X 10 cm has a volume of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1000cm%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1000cm%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. For any other box with square corners, just multiply length of the base, times width of the base, and times the height.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume formula for a cylinder is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V=pi%2Aradius%5E2%2Aheight ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V=pi%2Aradius%5E2%2Aheight\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= 3.14159..... (3.14 is accurate enough),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=radius ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"radius\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is half of the diameter of the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example, I have a coffee can that is 14 cm tall and 10 cm wide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It has <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=height=14cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"height=14cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=radius=5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"radius=5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Volume=pi%2A5%5E2%2A14=1100cm%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Volume=pi%2A5%5E2%2A14=1100cm%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so it is a bit too big.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes that I have is also 10cm wide (radius = 5 cm), but it is only 12 cm tall, and its volume is less than 1000 cubic centimeters:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are formulas to calculate the volume of other simple shapes, like<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WITHOUT CALCULATING:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For any other shape, you can easily measure the volume, or estimate it by comparison. If you have a strangely shaped flower vase, its volume is how much water it takes to fill it. A volume of 1000 cubic centimeters is 1000 milliliters, meaning 1 liter. (You can measure 1 liter of water by weighing it (it weighs 1 kilogram), or measuring its volume by comparison to some other container. If you have a measuring cup that holds 1 liter (1000 cubic centimiters), you could see if 1000 cubic centimeters of water (or rice) would fill your container.  </SPAN>\n" );
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