Question 116732
there are 100 cm in a meter, so there are 100^2 cm^2 in a square meter


a) should be 15,000 cm^2


for a prism, the largest volume with the least surface area is a cube
___ 6 equal sides with an area of 15000/6 or 2500
___ so the edge is sqrt(2500) or 50 ___ the volume is 50^3 or 125000 cm^3 (125 liters)


if there is no lid, then there are 5 equal sides
___ the area of each side is 15000/5 or 3000
___ so the edge is sqrt(3000)