Question

What whole number dimensions would allow the students to maximize the volume while keeping the surface area at most 160 square feet

Answer 1

Answer:

The whole number dimension that would allow the student to maximize the volume while keeping the surface area at most 160 square is 6 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we are required find the size of the sides of a dunk tank (cube with open top) such that the surface area is ≤ 160 ft²

For maximum volume, the side length, s of the cube must all be equal ;

Therefore area of one side = s²

Number of sides in a cube with top open = 5 sides

Area of surface = 5 × s² = 180

Therefore s² = 180/5 = 36

s² = 36

s = √36 = 6 ft

Therefore, the whole number dimension that would allow the student to maximize the volume while keeping the surface area at most 160 square = 6 ft.