clc // Given that //three metal piece being cast have the same volume but different shapes //shapes are sphere,cube,cylinder(height=diameter) // Sample Problem on page no. 252 printf("\n #solidification time for various shapes# \n") //solidification time is inversely proportional to the square of surface area //for sphere r=(3/(4*3.14))^(1/3)//radius of the sphere from volume of sphere v=(4*3.14*r^3)/3 A=4*3.14*((r)^2) time1=1/(A)^2 printf("\n the solidification time for the sphere is %fC",time1) //for cube a=1//edge of the cube A=6*a^2 time2=1/(A)^2 printf("\n the solidification time for the cube is %fC",time2) //for cylinder //given height =diameter //radius=2*height r=(1/(2*3.14))^(1/3)//radius of the cylinder from volume of the cylinder v=3.14*r^2*h A=(6*3.14*(r^2)) //area of the cylinder = (2*3.14*radius^2) + (2*3.14*radius*height) time3=1/(A)^2 printf("\n the solidification time for the sphere is %fC",time3)