The best shape of guttering
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GCSE Math's Gutter Investigation Introduction The purpose of this investigation is to determine the best shape of guttering taking into account a number of different factors, such as the maximum volume and practicality. The gutters I test, shall all be made from a sheet of plastic twenty-four centimetres by four hundred centimetres, as shall my final choice. I shall test both regular and irregular shapes, these shall include triangles, rectangles, polygons and a semi circle. In order to determine the best shape I shall use Microsoft Excel to produce tables and graphs which shall help me to compare the maximum capacity of each Hypothesis I have some expectations as to what my results will be: "The semi-circle shall have the greatest volume and the more sides a shape has the greater it's volume shall be so long as it is regular" The first shape I shall investigate is the triangle as, according to my hypothesis, it...


