The Bishop’s School, Camp.
Mensuration:
The Packaging Paradox
Name of the Student: Ishan Kshirsagar
Class & Section: 9A
Roll Number: 23
Computer Code: 191386
Index
Title Slide The Core Question Experiment Setup
The Packaging Paradox: Why is your Coke a Cylinder
Compare a cylindrical can and a rectangular juice box. Visualizing equal volume in different forms.
and not a Cuboid?
Cuboid Calculations Cylinder Calculations Comparative Analysis
Calculations relating to a Cuboid with dimensions. Calculations relating to a Cylinder with dimensions. Surface area comparisons and key findings.
Real-Life Impact Conclusion
Beyond the classroom: practical applications. Mensuration's role in a sustainable future.
The Packaging Paradox:
Why is your Coke a Cylinder and not a Cuboid?
Coke as a Cylinder Coke as a Cuboid
THE CORE QUESTION
Between a cylindrical can and a rectangular juice box, which packaging shape is
more efficient?
Both cylindrical cans and rectangular juice boxes are commonly
used to store liquids such as soft drinks and juices. Although they
may look different, they often contain the same volume of liquid.
However, the shape of a container directly affects its surface
area, which determines how much material is needed to make it.
A container with less surface area for the same volume is
The Cylinder: Soda Can considered more efficient, as it uses less packaging material.
What we are trying to find out:
•Does the shape of the container affect efficiency?
•For the same volume of liquid, which shape uses less surface
area?
•Why do companies prefer cylindrical cans over rectangular boxes
for drinks like Coke?
The Cuboid: Juice Box
The Experiment Setup
To compare the efficiency of a cylindrical can and a rectangular juice
box, both containers are assumed to hold the same volume of liquid.
For this experiment:
•The volume of each container is fixed at 500 cm³ (500 ml)
•Only the shape of the container is changed 500 ml= 500 cm3
•The efficiency of each shape will be judged using surface area
Method Followed:
•First, dimensions of a rectangular juice box are assumed such that its
volume is 500 cm³
•Next, a cylindrical can is considered with the same volume (500 cm³)
•The surface area of both containers is calculated
•The container with less surface area is considered more efficient
500 ml= 500 cm3
The Cuboid: A Milk Carton
Given:
Volume of the milk carton
𝑉 = 500 cm3
Assumed Dimensions:
Let,
Length (l) = 8 cm
Breadth (b) = 5 cm
Height (h) = 12.5 cm
Verification of Volume:
𝑉 = 𝑙×𝑏×ℎ
𝑉 = 8 × 5 × 12.5 = 500 cm3
Hence, the assumed dimensions of the milk carton give the required volume.
Calculation of Surface Area:
Total Surface Area (TSA) of a cuboid:
TSA = 2 𝑙𝑏 + 𝑏ℎ + ℎ𝑙
Substituting values:
TSA = 2 8 × 5 + 5 × 12.5 + 12.5 × 8
TSA = 2 40 + 62.5 + 100
TSA = 405 cm2
Surface Area of the milk carton = 405 cm²
The Cylinder: A Coke Can
Given:
Volume of the cylindrical can
𝑉 = 500 cm3
Assumed Value:
Let the radius (r) of the can be:
𝑟 = 4 cm
Calculation of Height:
Formula for volume of a cylinder:
𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
Substituting values:
500 = 𝜋 × 42 × ℎ
500
ℎ=
16𝜋
500
ℎ=
16 × 3.14
ℎ ≈ 9.95 cm
Calculation of Surface Area:
Total Surface Area (TSA) of a cylinder:
TSA = 2𝜋𝑟 𝑟 + ℎ
Substituting values:
TSA = 2𝜋 × 4 4 + 9.95
TSA = 8 × 3.14 × 13.95
TSA ≈ 350.6 cm2
Surface Area of the cylindrical can ≈ 350.6 cm²
Comparison of Surface Areas
Surface Area Comparison
Key Observation
410
400
Although both containers hold the same volume
(500 cm³), the cylindrical can has a smaller
390 surface area than the cuboid milk carton.
380
SURFACE AREA
370 Key Finding:
For the same volume, a cylinder requires less
360 surface area than a cuboid.
350
This means:
•Less material is needed to make the can
340 •Production cost is reduced
•Packaging waste is minimized
330
320
Cuboid (Milk Carton) Cylinder (Coke Can)
Surface Area 405 350.6
REAL-LIFE IMPACT
Mensuration's Role in Our World
The shape of packaging is not chosen randomly. Mensuration helps companies select shapes that save material, reduce cost, and improve efficiency
Cost Saving Transport Efficiency
Using shapes with less surface area requires less material, which reduces Efficient shapes help in better storage and transportation, reducing fuel usage
production costs.. and space wastage.
Environmental Footprint Production Processes
Less packaging material leads to less waste, helping protect the Simple geometric shapes make manufacturing faster and more
environment. economical.
CONCLUSION
Mensuration in Real Life: A
Sustainable Future
This project shows that mensuration is not limited to textbooks and
exams. By comparing a cylindrical can and a cuboid milk carton with
the same volume, we observed that a cylinder has a smaller surface
area. This is why cylindrical cans are preferred in real-life packaging, as
they use less material and are more efficient.
Efficient Design Material Saving
Sustainable Future Design Meets Mathematics