For a two DIMENSIONAL figure of given perimeter why does the circle have the largest area? Similarly, of all three dimensional figures of given volume the sphere has the largest area. why?
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You can set up a differential equation describing the relationship between area and perimeter for varying shapes... solving for the maximum results in the equation for a circle. The same thing in 3D results in a sphere.