WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

The Ratio of Surface Area to Volume for a Cube and a Sphere

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length
6.
length is
cube's side
sphere's diameter
area
=
6
2
d
=
216.000
volume
=
3
d
=
216.000
area/volume
=
6
d
=
1.000
This Demonstration illustrates the effect of the size of an object on the ratio of its surface area to volume.