Question

At an ice carving competition, each carver starts with a block of ice with the dimensions shown. The block is wrapped in a special reflective material to keep it from melting before the competition starts. 1.1 0.8 1.3

Answer 1

Complete question :

At an ice carving competition, each carver starts with a block of ice with the dimensions shown. The block is wrapped in a special reflective material to keep it from melting before the competition starts. The side lengths of the block are 1.1, 0.8, 1.3. How much reflective material is needed to cover the block completely, without any overlaps?

Answer:

6.7 unit^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Taking the dimension of the ice block as :

1.1 by 0.8 by 1.3

The total reflective material which will used to cover the ice block must have the same surface area as the ice block.

Shape of ice block = rectangular prism.

Taking the surface area if a rectangular prism :

Using the relation :

2(lw * lh * wh)

Where l = Length = 1.1

Width w = 0.8

Height h = 1.3

Therefore,

2[(1.1*0.8) + (1.1*1.3) + (0.8*1.3)]

2[(0.88) + (1.43) + (1.04)]

2(3.35)

= 6.7 unit^2

Reflective material should be 6.7 unit^2