When dealing with a quadratic equation, you usually assign the following name to the coefficients of the variables:
So, is the coefficient of
,
is the coefficient of
and
is the constant term.
In your case, the coefficient of is -3, so
The coefficient of is -2, so
The constant term is 6, so
Answer:
"A is smaller"
Step-by-step explanation:
The full question is attached.
<u>Surface area of cylinder:</u>
The formula is
where r is the radius and h is the height
Here, radius would be 30 since balls have diameter 60 and radius is half of that.
Also height is the diameter of 4 balls line-by-line, so height is 60*4 = 240
Now, plugging into the formula, we get:
<u>Surface Area of rectangular prism:</u>
The surface area of rectangular prism is the area of all the rectangular surfaces (6 of them).
Area of top and bottom = (60+60)*(60+60) * 2 = 120*120 * 2 = 28,800
Area of 2 sides = 2 * (60*120) = 14,400
Area of front and back = 2 * (60*120) = 14,400
Total Surface Area = 28,800 + 14,400 + 14,400 = 57,600
Thus, cylinder has smaller surface area.
"A is smaller"
