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A Builder has to make drains from a sheet of plastic measuring 2m x 50cms. He finds the semi-circle produces the best drain. Prove This.
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PROBLEM: A Builder has to make drains from a sheet of plastic measuring 2m x 50cms. He finds the semi-circle produces the best drain. Prove This. INTRODUCTION: I will hope to prove in this coursework that a semi-circle will make the best drain for a builder. I will show this by calculating the area and volume of the semi-circle and other shapes. Hopefully I will find that the semi-circle will give the best area which will mean that it gives a bigger volume and will therefore hold more. 1. 2. PROBLEM: Which way would be the best to bend the plastic? SOLUTION: I would probably choose diagram 2 because it is the longest shape when bent and we would not need as many drains. The reason for me not choosing diagram 1 is because I would need to many pieces of drain to go around the whole house and it would hang to low and look unsightly. WHICH...
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