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document.write( "I asked a question here: https://www.algebra.com/tutors/students/your-answer.mpl?question=1204433\r
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document.write( "To which you responded (with a helpful!) lesson about a TWIN problem. However, I am confused and need help. What is that \"shift\" term? And can you break it down simpler?\r
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document.write( "Thank you Ma'am \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #840745 by MathLover1(20849)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let us assume these bottles are circles with radius 5cm for simplicity.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The densest possible packing is hexagonal packing for circles, as shown below:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " ![]() \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the first layer, we find that the maximum amount of spheres we can fit on the first layer is \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the second layer is in between the circles, one can only fit \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then, we can build an equilateral triangle and show that every stack increases the width of the area filled by \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Given the first layer has a thickness (remember, circle represents bottles) of \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since first two layers have \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This can be formed into \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |