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Introduction: For this coursework, I was given a piece of card measuring 24 cm by 32cm, and my task was to investigate and come up with as many open ended tubes by using this piece of card. I would have to use either 24cm or 32cm as my perimeter or length of prism and then I would swap the figures around. The purpose of this is to find the maximum volume for a particular shape. I will begin this coursework by starting with a rectangle, as this is the easiest shape to start of with, and slowly work my way with the following shapes: square, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon and cylinder. This will then give me a brief outline of the shape volumes. Throughout the coursework I will be using this formula to help me find the volume: Volume = area of cross-section x length To start of with I will...

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