Surface Area - Length, Width, Height

[marcscz]

In the Geometry guide, chapter 4, problem set question # 4.

How do you know which dimension is which?

The book mentions length & width doesn't matter in a 2-D figure, but how about in a 3-D figure?

[n00bpron00bpron00b]

I think the standard convention is Length x Width x Height.

[tommywallach]

Hey Marc,

It still shouldn't matter though. I've never seen a question where there's a need to specify which is called which.

-t

[marcscz]

Hey Tommy,

You are right. I re-worked the problem doing all possible combinations and it came out the same.

Sorry, I must have made a miscalculation the first time I attempted the problem. I just need to be more careful.

The more I think about, it shouldn't matter just by common sense. No matter which way the tank is turned, it doesn't change the area. Still the same tank.

[tommywallach]

That's deep stuff. No matter how you look at it, it's still the same tank. The tank is like life that way...

-t