1. Lesson 2

1.8. Connect

Mathematics 20-3 Module 6

Module 6: Surface Area

 

Connect

 

Going Beyond

 

This is a photo of three hands. A mother’s hand on top, a baby’s hand in the middle, and a father’s hand on the bottom.

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Compare the hands in the photograph. Which hand has the greatest surface area?

 

A person's total surface area depends on his or her height and weight. And, a person’s metabolism can be predicted by knowing the surface area of his or her body. Pharmacists and doctors calculate body surface area in order to determine appropriate dosages to give patients.

The Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton uses the Mosteller formula to estimate Body Surface Area (BSA).

 

  1. Use the Mosteller formula to find the BSA of a woman who is 150 cm tall and weighs 55 kg.

  2. What is your BSA?
Lesson 2 Assignment

 


assignment

Your lesson assignment contains some problems for you to solve using the knowledge gained during the lesson. Now you will have the chance to apply the concepts and strategies that you have learned to a new situation. Show your work to support the answers.

 

Open the Lesson 2 Assignment that you saved to your course folder and complete the questions.