The more surface area an ice cube has, the more quickly it melts to cool a beverage. mark states that the ideal ice cube would be a prism that is a perfect cube of dimensions 2 by 2 by 2. denise thinks that the prism should be more flat, with dimensions of 1 by 2 by 4. which rectangular prism gives the greatest surface area, making for a better ice cube?

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Keith Richard

2 May, 07:02

The more surface area an ice cube has, the more quickly it melts to cool a beverage. mark states that the ideal ice cube would be a prism that is a perfect cube of dimensions 2 by 2 by 2. denise thinks that the prism should be more flat, with dimensions of 1 by 2 by 4. which rectangular prism gives the greatest surface area, making for a better ice cube?

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Eric Gentry · Answer 1

The answer will be D Denise will have the greatest surface area in her prism.

Huff · Answer 2

It is true that t he more surface area an ice cube has, the more quickly it melts to cool a beverage. By making the length of the prism shorter by 1 and the height longer by 2, the resulting prism will look like a 2D object floating on the beverage. Thus, it will cool it faster.

The correct answer is: 1 by 2 by 4 or 1 x 2 x 4