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?

the rectangle is 8.1 inches by 2.7 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Imagine that you are the scanner that scans from the top only. Take a look at the container from the top.

You'll see the rectangle that is 8.1 inches long (as the cylinder is 8.1 inches long) and the width of the cylinder will be the maximum width of the cylinder. the maximum width of the cylinder is the diameter of the base circle. The base cicrle has the same diameter as the diameter of one tennis ball.

Hence, the rectangle is 8.1 inches by 2.7 inches.

I believe the answer would be D - A circle with a diameter of 2.7

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