A plastic brick is made in the shape of a right triangular prism. The triangular end is an equilateral triangle with side length
The volume of the brick is 1000 cm³.
- Find an expression for
in terms of . (2 marks)
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- Show that the total surface area,
cm², of the brick is given by -
(2 marks)
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- Find the value of
for which the brick has minimum total surface area. (You do not have to find this minimum.) (3 marks)
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