Geometry In Design - McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Geometry In Design - McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Geometry In Design - McGraw-Hill Ryerson
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Key Concepts<br />
• <strong>Design</strong> problems are often subject to constraints or conditions.<br />
• Constraints may include cost considerations, safety regulations,<br />
maximum or minimum sizes, or performance requirements.<br />
Discuss the Concepts<br />
D1. A fashion designer is to design a new line of sunglasses to<br />
complement a clothing line. Discuss some of the constraints<br />
that she might face during the design stage.<br />
D2. The highest mountain in Africa is<br />
Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. On the<br />
Marangu hiking route to the top,<br />
climbers spend the night in huts<br />
designed by Norwegian architects.<br />
There is no road. The trail is the<br />
only route to the huts.<br />
Discuss some of the constraints that the architects faced when<br />
designing the huts.<br />
Practise<br />
A<br />
1. A new laundry detergent will be sold in a cubical box. The box holds<br />
1 L of detergent. Find the side length of the box.<br />
2. A factory temporarily stores liquid wastes in a circular cement-lined<br />
pond that has a base area of 500 m 2 . Find the length of berm needed<br />
to enclose the pond.<br />
3. Santo’s Pizzeria is introducing a new giant-size pizza with a diameter<br />
of 24 in. Give possible reasons why the pizza will be packaged in an<br />
octagonal box rather than a square box.<br />
4. Prefabricated housing for developing countries with warm climates is<br />
often made of galvanized sheet metal. Discuss some of the constraints<br />
that might affect the designers of this type of housing.<br />
50 MHR • Chapter 6
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