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vondutchgurl
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i was given an assignment in my design engineering class...it goes as follows:
What is the maximum amount of weight that can float in a boat made out of 1 sheet of cardboard 4 feet by 8 feet in size...when flat but it can be folded and cut and glued in any shape you choose.
**you also have to be able to prove your solution**
If the dimensions were 2' by 2' by 4' then the volume would be 32
and then next would i have to times 32 by 62.4 ( weight of water per cubis foot) to give me the answer.?
cuz it would come out too be 1996.8 pounds...and it seems to me that that's a little to much for a cardboard box on water to hold
if anyone could help me with this that would be awesome
thanks
-brooke
thanks---
brooke
What is the maximum amount of weight that can float in a boat made out of 1 sheet of cardboard 4 feet by 8 feet in size...when flat but it can be folded and cut and glued in any shape you choose.
**you also have to be able to prove your solution**
If the dimensions were 2' by 2' by 4' then the volume would be 32
and then next would i have to times 32 by 62.4 ( weight of water per cubis foot) to give me the answer.?
cuz it would come out too be 1996.8 pounds...and it seems to me that that's a little to much for a cardboard box on water to hold
if anyone could help me with this that would be awesome
thanks
-brooke
thanks---
brooke
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