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A cylindrical container that contains three tennis balls that are 2. 7 inches in diameter is lying on its side and passes through an x-ray scanner that scans from the top only. What outline will appear on the x-ray screen, and what are the dimensions? cylindrical container with three spheres side by side so that the spheres are laying horizontally A circle with a diameter of 2. 7 in A circle with a diameter of is 5. 4 in A rectangle that is 5. 4 in x 8. 1 in A rectangle that is 2. 7 in x 8. 1 in.



Answer :

The correct option is c, which is A rectangle that is 5.4 in x 16.2 in.

Rectangle

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal to each other. Also, all the angles of the rectangle are equal to 90°.

Given

A cylindrical container that contains three tennis balls that are 2. 7 inches in diameter is lying on its side and passes through an x-ray scanner that scans from the top only.

As given, the cylinder is lying on its side, thus for the x-ray machine, the side will be the top of the cylinder. therefore, the cylinder will look like a rectangle, like the way it is shown below.

The diameter of 3 balls will be the length of the rectangle while the width will be the diameter of 1 ball.

Hence, the correct option is c, which is A rectangle that is 5.4 in x 16.2 in.

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

A rectangle that is 5.4 in x 16.2 in

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