Let the three consecutive equals:
x, x+1, x+2
sum:
x+(x+1)+(x+2) = 36
3x + 3 = 36
x+1 = 36/3
x+1 = 12
x=12-1
x=11
You have to find slope which is Y=MX+B so it would be m as slope so u then solve
Answer:

And replacing the value of
we got:

Step-by-step explanation:
For this case we have the long who represent the height 10 cm and the diameter is 6cm. So then the radius is given by:

And the surface area for a cylinder is given by this formula:

And replacing the info given we got:

And replacing the value of
we got:








The first case occurs in

for

and

. Extending the domain to account for all real

, we have this happening for

and

, where

.
The second case occurs in

when

, and extending to all reals we have

for

, i.e. any even multiple of

.
Knowing that a square gives the optimum area;
120=s²
√120=s
√2×2×2×5×3=s
2√2×3×5=s
2√30=s
Therefore, the length should be ≈10.95"
Hope I helped :)