Some shapes are more efficient at containing a given area.

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Nov 18, 2019
4:17:24pm

Phasor Contributor

Try to figure out the smallest possible perimeter that can contain 1,000 square feet.

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Phasor

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Help me wrap my head around a square footage problem (particularly math people)

HONOMO

11/18/19 4:04pm

It’s the power of a square ^2

jholling

11/18/19 4:11pm

What a mind screw

RealSimsShadY

11/18/19 4:15pm

This is calculus. Companies can use it to determine the least amount of . . .

BYUforlife

11/18/19 4:16pm

Some shapes are more efficient at containing a given area.

Phasor

11/18/19 4:17pm

The rectangle closest to a square is closest to being a circle. A circle is the smallest perimeter to enclose

lightmann

11/18/19 4:18pm

Ohhh shnap

HONOMO

11/18/19 4:23pm

You’re asking CB a MATH question?

Lifi

11/18/19 4:26pm

No.

rggee

11/18/19 4:29pm

But why male models?

RealSimsShadY

11/18/19 4:36pm

Think of it this way. If you had a piece of string with length L

webster242

11/18/19 4:36pm

Boom there it is. That helps with the visual.

HONOMO

11/18/19 4:42pm

I teach math for El Ed majors and we just cover this last week.

Costanza

11/18/19 4:42pm

Good stuff

HONOMO

11/18/19 4:59pm

No need to add to that - clear - concise.

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