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How can I make an odd shaped container hold 16 oz of liquid?
I have a Math project and I don't understand how to do it. Im suppose to make a container that can be shaped any way except for a plain rectangle or can and it has to be able to hold 16 oz. What formulas can I use for shapes and what math should I do besides things like just adding? How can I make a container holding 16 oz of liquid by doing math and having the base and height or length and width of it correct?
Use shapes you already know and combine them. If you can't use plain rectangles and cylinders, then use other shapes like spheres and cones.
There are plenty of examples of different shapes.
An erlenmeyer flask is basically a cone with a cylinder on top.
An ice cream cone.
A 2-liter of soda.
A test tube.
To find the dimensions you need, convert the 16 oz into a cubed unit such as cm^3 and set that equal to your volume expression.
Here's a website with volumes of various shapes, http://math.about.com/library/blmeasurement.htm. (The letter p means the irrational number pi on the website)
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